The difference between Apparatus and Machinery

When used as nouns, apparatus means the entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished, whereas machinery means the machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.

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  1. Apparatus as a noun:

    The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.

  2. Apparatus as a noun:

    A complex machine or instrument.

  3. Apparatus as a noun:

    An assortment of tools and instruments.

  4. Apparatus as a noun:

    A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.

  5. Apparatus as a noun (firefighting):

    A vehicle used for emergency response.

  6. Apparatus as a noun (gymnastics):

    Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.

  1. Machinery as a noun:

    The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.

  2. Machinery as a noun:

    The working parts of a machine as a group.

  3. Machinery as a noun:

    The collective parts of something which allow it to function.

  4. Machinery as a noun (figuratively):

    The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect

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