Apparatus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

equipment designed to serve a specific function

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹbɔːɹˈʌndəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌapəɹˈeɪtəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌapəɹˈeɪtəs/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹbɔːɹˈʌndəm/.

Examples

the breathing apparatus

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

setup

Parts of Speech

noun	equipment designed to serve a specific function
noun	(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function “the breathing apparatus”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gerät

Ausrüstung, die dazu bestimmt ist, eine bestimmte Funktion zu erfüllen

🇫🇷French

appareil

équipement conçu pour remplir une fonction spécifique

🇪🇸Spanish

aparato

Equipo diseñado para cumplir una función específica.

🇮🇹Italian

apparato

apparecchiature progettate per svolgere una funzione specifica

🇳🇱Dutch

inrichting

apparatuur die is ontworpen voor een specifieke functie

🇵🇹Portuguese

aparelho

equipamento projetado para servir uma função específica

🇷🇺Russian

аппарат

оборудование, предназначенное для выполнения определенной функции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपकरण

किसी विशिष्ट कार्य को पूरा करने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया उपकरण

🇧🇩Bengali

যন্ত্রপাতি

একটি নির্দিষ্ট ফাংশন পরিবেশন করার জন্য ডিজাইন করা সরঞ্জাম

🇮🇳Tamil

கருவி

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட செயல்பாட்டைச் செய்ய வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட உபகரணங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపకరణం

నిర్దిష్ట పనితీరును అందించడానికి రూపొందించిన పరికరాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

उपकरण

विशिष्ट कार्य करण्यासाठी डिझाइन केलेली उपकरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપકરણ

ચોક્કસ કાર્ય કરવા માટે રચાયેલ સાધનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪಕರಣ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಲು ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳಿಸಲಾದ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപകരണം

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക പ്രവർത്തനം നടത്താൻ രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്ത ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਕਰਣ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਉਪਕਰਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

اپریٹس

ایک مخصوص کام کی خدمت کے لیے ڈیزائن کیا گیا سامان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

设备

为实现特定功能而设计的设备

🇯🇵Japanese

装置

特定の機能を果たすように設計された機器

🇰🇷Korean

기구

특정 기능을 수행하도록 설계된 장비

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bộ máy

thiết bị được thiết kế để phục vụ một chức năng cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

อุปกรณ์

อุปกรณ์ที่ออกแบบมาเพื่อรองรับการใช้งานเฉพาะด้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

aparat

peralatan yang dirancang untuk melayani fungsi tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

kagamitan

kagamitan na idinisenyo upang magsilbi sa isang tiyak na function

🇲🇾Malay

radas

peralatan yang direka untuk melaksanakan fungsi tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جهاز

المعدات المصممة لخدمة وظيفة محددة

🇮🇷Persian

دستگاه

تجهیزات طراحی شده برای انجام یک عملکرد خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

aparat

Belirli bir işlevi yerine getirmek üzere tasarlanmış ekipman

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַנגָנוֹן

ציוד שנועד לשרת פונקציה מסוימת

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