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aparat

Pronunciation: /a.paˈrat/

“aparat” is a Romanian word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. device
  2. system (set of organs)
  3. apparatus (bureaucratic system)
  4. weight training machine
  5. slot machine
  6. apparatus (sport implement)
  7. pomp

In Romanian

  1. sistem de piese care servește pentru o operație mecanică, tehnică, științifică etc.
  2. sistem tehnic care transformă o formă de energie în alta.
  3. ansamblu de organe anatomice care servesc la îndeplinirea unei funcțiuni fundamentale.
  4. totalitatea serviciilor (sau, p.ext. a personalului) care asigură bunul mers al unei instituții sau al unui domeniu de activitate.
  5. ansamblul mijloacelor care servesc pentru un anumit scop.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apparatus, German Apparat, French apparat (with senses from appareil). Technically a doublet of apărat, the past participle of apăra (“to defend”) (corresponding to Latin apparatus).

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