Apparatus vs. Machine

Apparatus vs. Machine — Is There a Difference?
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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.
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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.

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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 apparatus

Machinenoun

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 machine

Machinenoun

an efficient person;

the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine

Machinenoun

4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine;

he needs a car to get to work

Machinenoun

a group that controls the activities of a political party;

he was endorsed by the Democratic machine

Machinenoun

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