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    <title>apparatus</title>
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      <text xml:space="preserve">==English==

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|la}} {{term|lang=la|apparatus|apparātus}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/æ.pəˈɹæ.təs/, (rare) /æ.pəˈɹeɪ.təs/|/æpəɹɑːtəs/}}
* {{audio|en-us-apparatus.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|eɪtəs}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|pl=apparatuses|pl2=apparatus}}

# The entirety of [[means]] whereby a specific [[production]] is made existent or [[task]] accomplished.
# A [[complex]] [[machine]] or [[instrument]].
# An [[assortment]] of [[tool]]s or instruments.
# A [[bureaucratic]] [[organization]], especially one influenced by political patronage.
# {{firefighting}} A vehicle used for emergency response.

====Usage notes====
* Is occasionally used as an invariant plural:
*: ''Look at all of those '''apparatus'''.''

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|entirety of means}} [[setup]], [[mechanism]], [[dynamic]]
* {{sense|complex machine}} [[instrument]], [[machinery]]
* {{sense|assortment of tools}} [[tool]]s, [[gear]], [[equipment]]
* {{sense|political patronage organization}} [[machine]]

====Translations====
{{trans-top|a complex machine or instrument}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|апарат|sc=Cyrl}}
* Danish: [[apparat]] {{n}}, [[maskineri]] {{n}}
* Dutch: [[apparaat]]
* Finnish: [[laite]], [[aparaatti]], [[kapine]], [[kapistus]]
* French: [[appareil]] {{m}}
* German: [[Apparat]] {{m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: [[impianto]] {{m}}, [[attrezzatura]] {{f}}
* Japanese: [[装置]] (sōchi)
* Polish: [[aparat]] {{m}}
* Portuguese: [[aparelho]] {{m}}, [[equipamento]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[apparat]] {{c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|an assortment of tools or instruments}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|инструменти|sc=Cyrl}}
* Danish: [[apparat]] {{n}}, [[maskineri]] {{n}}
* Dutch: [[apparaat]]
* Finnish: [[laitteisto]] {{p}}
* German: [[Apparat]] {{m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: [[apparecchio]] {{m}}
* Japanese: [[装置]] (sōchi), [[機器]] (kiki)
* Latin: [[#Latin|apparātus]] {{m}}
* Portuguese: [[aparato]] {{m}}, [[equipamento]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[apparat]] {{c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|a given system of procedures}}
* Danish: [[apparat]] {{n}}, [[maskineri]] {{n}}
* German: [[Apparat]] {{m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: [[sistema]] {{f}}
* Swedish: [[apparat]] {{c}}, [[system]] {{n}}, [[mekanism]] {{c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|a bureaucratic organization}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|апарат|sc=Cyrl}}
* Danish: [[apparat]] {{n}}, [[maskineri]] {{n}}
* Dutch: [[apparaat]]
* French: [[appareil]] {{m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* German: [[Apparat]] {{m}}
* Italian: [[sistema]] {{f}}
* Japanese: [[機構]] (kikō)
* Swedish: [[apparat]] {{c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|a vehicle used for emergency response}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* {{ttbc|Breton}}: [[ardivink]] {{m}} -où
* {{ttbc|Indonesian}}: [[alat|peralatan]], [[lengkap|perlengkapan]], [[perkakas]]
* {{ttbc|Interlingua}}: [[apparato]]
{{checktrans-mid}}
* {{ttbc|Spanish}}: [[aparato]]
* {{ttbc|Telugu}}: [[పరికరం]]
* {{ttbc|Turkish}}: [[mekanizma]]
{{checktrans-bottom}}

[[Category:1000 English basic words]]

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==Latin==

===Adjective===
{{la-adj-1&amp;2|apparātus|apparata|apparāta|apparatum|apparātum}}

# [[prepared]], [[ready]]
# [[supplied]], [[furnished]]
# [[magnificent]], [[sumptuous]], [[elaborate]]

====Inflection====
* {{ladecl1&amp;2}}
{{la-decl-1&amp;2|apparat|apparāt}}

* ''comparative'': '''[[apparatior|apparātior]]''', ''superlative'': '''[[aparatissimus|apparātissimus]]'''

===Noun===
{{la-noun|apparātus|apparatus|apparātūs|m|fourth}}

# [[preparation]], a getting [[ready]]
# A [[providing]]
# [[tool]]s, [[implement]]s, [[instrument]]s, [[engine]]s
# [[supply|supplies]], [[material]]
# [[magnificence]], [[splendor]], [[pomp]]
# {{inflection of|apparatus|apparātus|voc|s|lang=la}}

'''apparātūs''' {{m}}
# {{inflection of|apparatus|apparātus|gen|s|lang=la}}
# {{inflection of|apparatus|apparātus|nom|p|lang=la}}
# {{inflection of|apparatus|apparātus|acc|p|lang=la}}
# {{inflection of|apparatus|apparātus|voc|p|lang=la}}

====Inflection====
{{ladecl4}}
{{la-decl-4th|apparat|apparāt}}

====Descendants====
* [[#English|apparatus]] (English)

[[Category:Latin noun forms]]

[[ar:apparatus]]
[[de:apparatus]]
[[et:apparatus]]
[[fa:apparatus]]
[[fr:apparatus]]
[[hy:apparatus]]
[[io:apparatus]]
[[it:apparatus]]
[[kk:apparatus]]
[[sw:apparatus]]
[[li:apparatus]]
[[hu:apparatus]]
[[nl:apparatus]]
[[pl:apparatus]]
[[pt:apparatus]]
[[ru:apparatus]]
[[simple:apparatus]]
[[fi:apparatus]]
[[ta:apparatus]]
[[te:apparatus]]
[[vi:apparatus]]
[[tr:apparatus]]
[[uk:apparatus]]
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