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apparatuses

Variant of apparatus

noun pl. apparatus or apparatuses

  1. the instruments, materials, tools, etc. needed for a specific use
  2. any complex device or machine for a specific use
  3. Physiol. a set of organs having a specific function: the digestive apparatus
  4. the means or system by which something is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; organization: the apparatus of government
  5. the notes, indexes, glossaries, etc. of a scholarly edition of a text

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