apparatus

1. (noun) designed to serve a specific function
Synonyms: setup
Related Words: Kipp's apparatus, Wilson cloud chamber, X-ray machine, aerator, brooder, burner, cascade liquefier, centrifuge, chemical reactor, cloud chamber, condenser, copier, duplicator, electrograph, equipment, extractor, generator, heat pump, heliograph, incubator, instillator, lighting, nuclear reactor, optical bench, pendulum, purifier, reactor, semaphore, separator, soda fountain, still, submersible, telegraph, telegraphy

2. (noun) (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"
Related Words: auditory apparatus, body part



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