Equipment vs. Apparatus
Equipmentnoun
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
Equipmentnoun
Whatever is used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
Equipmentnoun
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
Equipmentnoun
Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc. ; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments.
Equipmentnoun
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
Apparatusnoun
The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
Apparatusnoun
A complex machine or instrument.
Apparatusnoun
An assortment of tools and instruments.
Apparatusnoun
A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
Apparatusnoun
(firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.
Apparatusnoun
(gymnastics) Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
Apparatusnoun
Things provided as means to some end.
Apparatusnoun
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.
Apparatusnoun
A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.
Apparatusnoun
equipment designed to serve a specific function
Apparatusnoun
(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function;
Apparatusnoun
the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose
Apparatusnoun
the complex structure of a particular organization or system
Apparatusnoun
a collection of notes, variant readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text
