aparato — meaning in English

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.

Senses

aparato is used for these senses in English:

• apparatus A complex machine or instrument.
• apparatus (collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.
• apparatus A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
• device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

apparatus — full definition

1. noun A set of equipment or machinery used for a particular purpose.
2. noun A complex organizational or bureaucratic structure.

device — full definition

1. noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
2. noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
3. noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.

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