Apparatus

Russian Meaning

аппарат

аппаратура

прибор

инструмент

машина

система

органы

гимнастический снаряд

English Meaning

  1. An appliance or device for a particular purpose: an x-ray apparatus.
  2. An integrated group of materials or devices used for a particular purpose: dental apparatus. See Synonyms at equipment.
  3. The totality of means by which a designated function is performed or a specific task executed, as in a system of government.
  4. A political organization or an underground political movement. Also called apparat.
  5. Physiology A group or system of organs that collectively perform a specific function or process: the respiratory apparatus; the digestive apparatus.
  6. The critical and source material that accompanies an edition of a text.