| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun apparatus.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (apparatus) | 1. Equipment designed to serve a specific function.[Wordnet]. 2. (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus".[Wordnet]. 3. Things provided as means to some end.[Websters]. 4. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.[Websters]. 5. A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.[Websters]. | |
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Date "APPARATUSES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1706. (references) |
Specialty Definition: apparatus
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Medicine | A group or system of glands, ducts, blood vessels, muscles, or other anatomical structures concerned in the performance of some function. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: apparatus
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Apparatus theory | Apparatus theory, derived in part from Marxist theory, semiotics, and psychoanalysis, was the dominant theory within cinema studies during the 1970s. It maintains that cinema is by nature ideological because its mechanics of representation are ideological. Its mechanics of representation include the camera and editing. The central position of the spectator within the perspective of the composition is also ideological. (references) | ||
| Apparatus urogenitalis | The system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Auditory apparatus | All of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Breathing apparatus | A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Buffing apparatus | See Buffer, 1. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Digestive apparatus | The organs of food digestion, esp. the alimentary canal and glands connected with it. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Ellacombe apparatus | An Ellacombe apparatus is a chiming mechanism that strikes the bell from below, in the direction in which it swings; this is probably less harmful than clocking hammers are. (references) | ||
| Fizeau-Foucault apparatus | The Fizeau-Foucault apparatus (1850) was designed by the French physicists Hippolyte Fizeau and Léon Foucault for measuring the speed of light. The apparatus involves light reflecting off a rotating mirror, toward a stationary mirror some 20 miles (35 kilometers) away. As the rotating mirror will have moved slightly in the time it takes for the light to bounce off the stationary mirror (and return to the rotating mirror), it will thus be deflected away from the original source, by a small angle. (references) | ||
| Genitourinary apparatus | The system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Germination apparatus | An apparatus for malting grain. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: apparatus
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Anaesthesia apparatus | Medicine | Complex apparatus for the administration of anesthetic gases and vapors by inhalation. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Apparatus for radiological examinations | Industry | Used mainly in industry for checking metal parts, etc. , without damaging their structure. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Apparatus for rehabilitation of the lower limbs | Medicine | Consisting of a kind of one-wheeled bicycle fixed on a frame, which can be pedalled when the patient is sitting up or lying down. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Apparatus for walking exercises | Medicine | Consisting of a frame, with supporting crutches and hand grips, resting on a series of wheels. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| ARQ apparatus | Electrical Engineering | A receiving device which checks for errors and initiates an order to retransmit data blocks determined to have been corrupted in transmission. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Artificial respiration apparatus | Medicine | A pumping device for supplying oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide to a person who cannot breath by himself. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| B.M.A.G.A. apparatus | Mining | Used in the United States for obtaining additional information on the yields of coke, tar, and gas that can be expected in high-temperature practice. This is a vertical cylinder of mild steel holding up to 2 hundredweight (91 kg) of coal and operated at temperatures up to 1,000degrees C. (references) | |
| Bloman tube breathing apparatus | Mining | This differs from the smoke helmet in that there is neither helmet nor bellows. Fresh air is passed to the wearer through a corrugated reinforced rubber tube by means of a rotary blower. A mouthpiece having an inhalation valve, an exhalation valve, and a nose clip takes the place of the helmet. It is held in position by straps attached to a head harness. The mouthpiece can be replaced by a full-face mask. This apparatus is fitted with an equalizing device that enables the wearer to continue breathing comfortably, even should the rotary blower stop. (references) | |
| Blood pressure apparatus | Medicine | A blood pressure cuff is applied to the arm and inflated to approximately 100 mm H g, in order to distend and locate the anticubital vessel ; to measure blood pressure. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Breathing apparatus | Mining | 1: A. A filter self-rescuer (FSR) is a respiratory protective device that filters ambient air of carbon monoxide, converting it to carbon dioxide. Exhaled air is vented back to ambient. Also called a gas mask. Duration of protection is limited, usually, by water contamination of the chemical bed. Used for escape from underground mines in the event of a fire or explosion. Requirement specified in 30 CFR 75.1714-2(e)(2). Apparatus must be certified as providing at least one hour of respiratory protection. Apparatus available in the United States are the Draeger 910 and the MSA W-65, both certified for one hour.b. A self-contained self-rescuer (SCSR) is a respiratory protective device that provides breathing gas independent of the ambient atmosphere, containing its own oxygen source. Also called an oxygen self-rescuer. Air is exchanged between the user's lungs and a breathing bag. Oxygen consumed by the user is replaced by the apparatus from its oxygen source, stored either in chemical or compressed form. Carbon dioxide produced by the user is removed by a chemical absorbent in the apparatus breathing circuit. Duration of protection is determined by both quantity of stored oxygen and carbon dioxide absorption capacity. SCSRs differ from rescue breathing apparatus in that the breathing bag is not protected by a rigid cover in order to reduce size and weight. Used for escape from underground mines in the event of a fire or explosion. Requirement specified in 30 CFR 75.1714. Apparatus must be certified as providing at least one hour of respiratory protection. Apparatus available in the United States are the CSE SR-100, the Draeger OXY K plus, the MSA Portal-Pack, the Ocenco EBA 6.5, all certified for one hour.c. A rescue breathing apparatus (RBA) is a respiratory protective device that provides breathing gas independent of the ambient atmosphere, containing its own oxygen source. Air is exchanged between the user's lungs and a breathing bag. Oxygen consumed by the user is replaced by the apparatus from its oxygen source, stored in compressed form in most apparatus. Carbon dioxide produced by the user is removed by a chemical absorbent in the apparatus breathing circuit. Duration of protection is determined by both quantity of stored oxygen and carbon dioxide absorption capacity. RBAs differ from self-contained self-rescuers in that the breathing bag is protected by a rigid cover in order to prevent accidental puncture or tear. Used for entry into underground mines after a fire or explosion in order to reestablish the ventilation system, rescue trapped miners, and put out fires. Requirement specified in 30 CFR 49.1. Apparatus must be certified as providing at least two hours of respiratory protection. Apparatus available in the United States are the BiomarineBioPak 240 and the Draeger BG-174A, both certified for four hours. (references) | |
| 2: An appliance that enables mine rescuers to work in irrespirable or poisonous gases. It contains a supply of oxygen and a regenerator which removes the carbon dioxide exhaled from the supply. (references) | |||
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