English > setup: 3 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | equipment designed to serve a specific function. |
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| Synonym | apparatus |
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| Narrower | Kipp's apparatus | A laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid / liquid on a solid without heating |
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| X-ray machine | An apparatus that provides a source of X rays |
| aerator | An apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage) |
| burner | An apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) |
| cascade liquefier | An apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc. |
| centrifuge, extractor, separator | An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension |
| chemical reactor | An apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction |
| condenser | An apparatus that converts vapor into liquid / liquid |
| duplicator, copier | apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material |
| electrograph | An apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures |
| generator | An apparatus that produces a vapor or gas |
| heat pump | apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid / liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings |
| heliograph | An apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn ... / turn the sun's rays off and on |
| incubator, brooder | apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat |
| instillator | medical apparatus that puts a liquid / liquid into a cavity drop by drop |
| lighting | apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film |
| nuclear reactor, reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
| optical bench | apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena |
| pendulum | An apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity |
| purifier | An apparatus for removing impurities |
| reformer | An apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel |
| semaphore | An apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms |
| sequencer, sequenator | (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer |
| soda fountain | An apparatus for dispensing soda water |
| still | An apparatus used for the distillation of liquids / liquids |
| submersible | An apparatus intended for use under water |
| telegraph, telegraphy | apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) |
| titrator | An apparatus for performing a titration |
| Broader | equipment | An instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service |
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| Spanish | aparato, dispositivo, equipo |
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| Catalan | aparell, dispositiu |
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