English Explanatory Dictionary

apparatûs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of apparatus

Pronunciation

ăpərăto͞os /æp.əˈɹæt.uːs/ /æp.əˈɹeɪ.tuːs/

Word forms

apparatûs apparatūs

Etymology

From Latin apparātūs, the nominative plural form of apparātus; the circumflex exists to distinguish the long vowel of the plural from the short vowel of the singular, avoiding homography.

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