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apparatus (mass) | apparatus
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apparatus (encz) | apparatus,aparát	n:		Zdeněk Brož |  
apparatus (encz) | apparatus,nářadí			Zdeněk Brož |  
apparatus (encz) | apparatus,přístroj			Zdeněk Brož |  
apparatus (encz) | apparatus,ústrojí			Zdeněk Brož |  
apparatus (encz) | apparatus,zařízení	n:		Zdeněk Brož |  
Apparatus (gcide) | Apparatus \Ap"pa*ratus\, n.; pl. Apparatus, also rarely
    Apparatuses. [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad
    + prepare to make ready.]
    1. Things provided as means to some end.
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    2. 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.
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    3. (Physiol.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a
       common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
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apparatus (wn) | apparatus
     n 1: equipment designed to serve a specific function [syn:
          apparatus, setup]
     2: (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform
        a given function; "the breathing apparatus" |  
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apparatuses (encz) | apparatuses,aparáty	n: pl.		Zdeněk Brožapparatuses,přístroje			Zdeněk Brož |  
genitourinary apparatus (encz) | genitourinary apparatus,	n:		 |  
golgi apparatus (encz) | Golgi apparatus,			 |  
gymnastic apparatus (encz) | gymnastic apparatus,	n:		 |  
lacrimal apparatus (encz) | lacrimal apparatus,	n:		 |  
rolling stock apparatus (encz) | rolling stock apparatus,zařízení drážního vozidla	[tech.]		parkmaj |  
urinary apparatus (encz) | urinary apparatus,	n:		 |  
urogenital apparatus (encz) | urogenital apparatus,	n:		 |  
vestibular apparatus (encz) | vestibular apparatus,	n:		 |  
x-ray apparatus (encz) | x-ray apparatus,rentgenový přístroj	n: [obec.]		mamm |  
Apparatus (gcide) | Apparatus \Ap"pa*ratus\, n.; pl. Apparatus, also rarely
    Apparatuses. [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad
    + prepare to make ready.]
    1. Things provided as means to some end.
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    2. 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.
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    3. (Physiol.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a
       common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
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Apparatuses (gcide) | Apparatus \Ap"pa*ratus\, n.; pl. Apparatus, also rarely
    Apparatuses. [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad
    + prepare to make ready.]
    1. Things provided as means to some end.
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    2. 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.
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    3. (Physiol.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a
       common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
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buffing apparatus (gcide) | Buffer \Buff"er\ (b[u^]f"[~e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See
    Buffet a blow.]
    1. (Mech.)
       (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar
           caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the
           end of a railroad car.
       (b) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which
           receives the blow; -- sometimes called {buffing
           apparatus}.
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    2. One who polishes with a buff.
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    3. A wheel for buffing; a buff.
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    4. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an
       elderly man. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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    5. (Chem.) a substance or mixture of substances which can
       absorb or neutralize a certain quantity of acid or base
       and thus keep the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a
       solution (as measured by pH) relatively stable. Sometimes
       the term is used in a medical context to mean antacid.
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    6. (Computers) a data storage device or portion of memory
       used to temporarily store input or output data until the
       receiving device is ready to process it.
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    7. any object or person that shields another object or person
       from harm, shock, or annoyance; as, the President's staff
       is his buffer from constant interruptions of his work.
       [PJC]Buffing apparatus \Buff"ing ap`pa*ra"tus\
    See Buffer, 1.
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Buffing apparatus (gcide) | Buffer \Buff"er\ (b[u^]f"[~e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See
    Buffet a blow.]
    1. (Mech.)
       (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar
           caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the
           end of a railroad car.
       (b) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which
           receives the blow; -- sometimes called {buffing
           apparatus}.
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    2. One who polishes with a buff.
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    3. A wheel for buffing; a buff.
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    4. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an
       elderly man. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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    5. (Chem.) a substance or mixture of substances which can
       absorb or neutralize a certain quantity of acid or base
       and thus keep the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a
       solution (as measured by pH) relatively stable. Sometimes
       the term is used in a medical context to mean antacid.
       [PJC]
 
    6. (Computers) a data storage device or portion of memory
       used to temporarily store input or output data until the
       receiving device is ready to process it.
       [PJC]
 
    7. any object or person that shields another object or person
       from harm, shock, or annoyance; as, the President's staff
       is his buffer from constant interruptions of his work.
       [PJC]Buffing apparatus \Buff"ing ap`pa*ra"tus\
    See Buffer, 1.
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Digestive apparatus (gcide) | Digestive \Di*gest"ive\, a. [F. digestif, L. digestivus.]
    Pertaining to digestion; having the power to cause or promote
    digestion; as, the digestive ferments.
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          Digestive cheese and fruit there sure will be. --B.
                                                   Jonson.
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    Digestive apparatus, the organs of food digestion, esp. the
       alimentary canal and glands connected with it.
 
    Digestive salt, the chloride of potassium.
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Germination apparatus (gcide) | Germination \Ger`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. germinatio: cf. F.
    germination.]
    The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or
    growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs,
    either animal or vegetable.
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    Germination apparatus, an apparatus for malting grain.
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Immovable apparatus (gcide) | Immovable \Im*mov"a*ble\, a.
    1. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of
       material things; as, an immovable foundation.
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             Immovable, infixed, and frozen round. --Milton.
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    2. Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; -- used of
       the mind or will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who
       remains immovable.
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    3. Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by
       sympathy; unimpressible; impassive. --Dryden.
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    4. (Law.) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or
       tenure; fixed; as, an immovable estate. See Immovable,
       n. --Blackstone.
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    Immovable apparatus (Med.), an appliance, like the plaster
       of paris bandage, which keeps fractured parts firmly in
       place.
 
    Immovable feasts (Eccl.), feasts which occur on a certain
       day of the year and do not depend on the date of Easter;
       as, Christmas, the Epiphany, etc.
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Jacquard apparatus (gcide) | Jacquard \Jac*quard"\, a.
    Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French
    mechanician, who died in 1834.
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    Jacquard apparatus or Jacquard arrangement, a device
       applied to looms for weaving figured goods, consisting of
       mechanism controlled by a chain of variously perforated
       cards, which cause the warp threads to be lifted in the
       proper succession for producing the required figure.
 
    Jacquard card, one of the perforated cards of a Jacquard
       apparatus.
 
    Jacquard loom, a loom with Jacquard apparatus.
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SCUBA apparatus (gcide) | Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus \Self`-con*tained"
 Underwater Breathing Apparatus\, n.
    A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under
    water, consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which
    are strapped onto the back of the diver, and are connected by
    tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the
    air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve; -- called
    also SCUBA, SCUBA gear, or SCUBA apparatus.
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Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (gcide) | Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus \Self`-con*tained"
 Underwater Breathing Apparatus\, n.
    A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under
    water, consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which
    are strapped onto the back of the diver, and are connected by
    tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the
    air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve; -- called
    also SCUBA, SCUBA gear, or SCUBA apparatus.
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apparatus urogenitalis (wn) | apparatus urogenitalis
     n 1: the system that includes all organs involved in
          reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
          [syn: urogenital system, urogenital apparatus, {urinary
          system}, urinary apparatus, genitourinary system,
          genitourinary apparatus, systema urogenitale,
          apparatus urogenitalis] |  
auditory apparatus (wn) | auditory apparatus
     n 1: all of the components of the organ of hearing including the
          outer and middle and inner ears |  
breathing apparatus (wn) | breathing apparatus
     n 1: a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory
          failure [syn: breathing device, breathing apparatus,
          breathing machine, ventilator] |  
genitourinary apparatus (wn) | genitourinary apparatus
     n 1: the system that includes all organs involved in
          reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
          [syn: urogenital system, urogenital apparatus, {urinary
          system}, urinary apparatus, genitourinary system,
          genitourinary apparatus, systema urogenitale,
          apparatus urogenitalis] |  
golgi apparatus (wn) | Golgi apparatus
     n 1: a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells
          (especially in those cells that produce secretions) [syn:
          Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex,
          dictyosome] |  
gymnastic apparatus (wn) | gymnastic apparatus
     n 1: sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises [syn:
          gymnastic apparatus, exerciser] |  
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