APPARATUS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word apparatus. (close relations)
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| device | nounn | |||||
noun • an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose • something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect • any clever maneuver • any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) • an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) | ||||||
| equipment | nounn | |||||
noun • an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | ||||||
| instrument | nounn | |||||
noun • a device that requires skill for proper use • the means whereby some act is accomplished • a person used by another to gain an end • (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right • the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process • any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds verb • equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling • write an instrumental score for • address a legal document to | ||||||
| machine | nounn | |||||
noun • any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks • an efficient person • an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently • a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point • a group that controls the activities of a political party • a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine verb • turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery • make by machinery | ||||||
| appliance | nounn | |||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • durable goods for home or office use | ||||||
| contraption | nounn | |||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||
| contrivance | nounn | |||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • the faculty of contriving; inventive skill • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. • any improvised arrangement for temporary use • the act of devising something | ||||||
| gadget | nounn | |||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||
| tool | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an implement used in the practice of a vocation • the means whereby some act is accomplished • a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else • obscene terms for penis verb • drive • ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it • furnish with tools • work with a tool | ||||||
| setup | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • equipment designed to serve a specific function • the way something is organized or arranged • an act that incriminates someone on a false charge | ||||||
| dynamic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality • of or relating to dynamics • (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being noun • an efficient incentive | ||||||
| gear | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion • wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed • a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) • equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. verb • set the level or character of | ||||||
| machinery | nounn | |||||
noun • machines or machine systems collectively • a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | ||||||
| mechanism | nounn | |||||
noun • the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction • the technical aspects of doing something • a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes • device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | ||||||
| tools | nounn | |||||
noun • an implement used in the practice of a vocation • the means whereby some act is accomplished • a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else • obscene terms for penis verb • drive • ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it • furnish with tools • work with a tool | ||||||
