apparatus
1. [ noun ] equipment designed to serve a specific function
Synonyms: setup
Related terms: equipment aerator generator telegraph lighting centrifuge pendulum X-ray_machine burner Kipp's_apparatus electrograph duplicator semaphore purifier chemical_reactor still nuclear_reactor optical_bench heliograph heat_pump incubator soda_fountain instillator submersible reformer condenser sequenator cloud_chamber titrator cascade_liquefier
2. [ noun ] (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function
Examples:

"the breathing apparatus"

Related terms: body_part auditory_apparatus anatomy
Similar spelling:   aphaeretic