Apparatus and Machinery

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Apparatus

Apparatus noun - Items needed for the performance of a task or activity.

Usage example: the hospital's operating rooms boast the very latest medical apparatus

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Machinery is a synonym for apparatus in equipment topic. In some cases you can use "Machinery" instead a noun "Apparatus", when it comes to topics like computer hardware, hardware, equipment with a purpose. popular alternative

Machinery

Machinery noun - Something used to achieve an end.

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Apparatus is a synonym for machinery in equipment topic. You can use "Apparatus" instead a noun "Machinery", if it concerns topics such as computer hardware, devices performing work. popular alternative

Nearby Words: machine, machining

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special	special apparatus	special machinery
elaborate	elaborate apparatus	elaborate machinery
complex	complex apparatus	complex machinery
visible	visible apparatus	visible machinery
Other adjectives: massive, large, complicated, internal, necessary, vital, advanced, military, strange, modern, magical, medical, electric, electrical, specialized.

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The other types do: the second (used by the Time Police) still requires machinery; the third and most advanced (called 'Transiting') uses no detectable apparatus.

Source: Literature / Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

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