Definitions
equipment designed to serve a specific function
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin apparātus. Doublet of apparat.
Used in a sentence
“It describes a “coordinated effort by the CCP’s propaganda apparatus … to discredit the BBC, distract international attention and recapture control of the narrative,” mostly outside Chinese borders.”
“An apparatus for exploring the atmosphere of a planet such as Venus, at a specific altitude, was patented this week for a French agency, the Office Nationale d'Etudes et de Recherche Aerospatiales.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“gear set”9 letters
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