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{
"term": "apparatus",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a piece of laboratory apparatus"
},
{
"text": "Firefighters needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house."
},
{
"text": "Science departments say they are lacking basic apparatus."
}
],
"topics": ["Scientific research"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["breathing", "electrical", "experimental"],
"… of apparatus": ["piece"],
"phrases": ["the apparatus of government", "the apparatus of the state"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the structure of a system or an organization, particularly that of a political party or a government",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the power of the state apparatus"
},
{
"text": "We cannot do without the apparatus of government in protecting the rights of the individual."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["breathing", "electrical", "experimental"],
"… of apparatus": ["piece"],
"phrases": ["the apparatus of government", "the apparatus of the state"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a system of organs in the body",
"labels": "(specialist)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the sensory apparatus"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌæpəˈreɪtəs/",
"audio": "ap/apparatus/apparatus__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌæpəˈrætəs/",
"audio": "ap/apparatus/apparatus__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from Latin, from apparare ‘make ready for’, from ad- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’."
}