{
    "term": "apparatus",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a piece of laboratory apparatus"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Firefighters needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Science departments say they are lacking basic apparatus."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["breathing", "electrical", "experimental"],
                "… of apparatus": ["piece"],
                "phrases": ["the apparatus of government", "the apparatus of the state"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the structure of a system or an organization, particularly that of a political party or a government",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the power of the state apparatus"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We cannot do without the apparatus of government in protecting the rights of the individual."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["breathing", "electrical", "experimental"],
                "… of apparatus": ["piece"],
                "phrases": ["the apparatus of government", "the apparatus of the state"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a system of organs in the body",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the sensory apparatus"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌæpəˈreɪtəs/",
                "audio": "ap/apparatus/apparatus__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌæpəˈrætəs/",
                "audio": "ap/apparatus/apparatus__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from Latin, from apparare ‘make ready for’, from ad- ‘towards’ + parare ‘make ready’."
}