Apparatus vs. Machine
Difference Between Apparatus and Machine
Apparatusnoun
The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
Machinenoun
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
Apparatusnoun
A complex machine or instrument.
Machinenoun
(dated) A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
Apparatusnoun
An assortment of tools and instruments.
Machinenoun
An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine.Apparatusnoun
A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
Machinenoun
(computing) A computer.
Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine.He refuses to turn off his Linux machine.Apparatusnoun
(firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.
Machinenoun
(figuratively) A person or organisation that seemingly acts like a machine, being particularly efficient, single-minded, or unemotional.
Bruce Campbell was a "demon-killing machine" because he made quick work of killing demons.The government has become a money-making machine.Apparatusnoun
(gymnastics) Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
Machinenoun
Especially, the group that controls a political or similar organization; a combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use.
Apparatusnoun
equipment designed to serve a specific function
Machinenoun
Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
Apparatusnoun
(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function;
the breathing apparatusMachinenoun
The system of special interest groups that supports a political party, especially in urban areas.
Machinenoun
Penis.
Machineverb
to make by machinery.
Machineverb
to shape or finish by machinery.
Machinenoun
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
Machinenoun
an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently;
the war machineMachinenoun
an efficient person;
the boxer was a magnificent fighting machineMachinenoun
4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine;
he needs a car to get to workMachinenoun
a group that controls the activities of a political party;
he was endorsed by the Democratic machineMachinenoun
a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
Machineverb
turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery
Machineverb
make by machinery;
The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars
