aparat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apparatus noun A set of equipment or machinery used for a particular purpose.
- device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- engine noun A machine that converts fuel or energy into motion or force, especially the part of a vehicle that powers it.
- handset noun The part of a telephone that you hold to talk and listen.
Senses
aparat is used for these senses in English:
- device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- engine (computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word). [from 20th c.]
- handset The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
apparatus — full definition
- noun A set of equipment or machinery used for a particular purpose.
- noun A complex organizational or bureaucratic structure.
device — full definition
- noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
- noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
- noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.