The difference between Apparatus and Parallel bars

When used as nouns, apparatus means the entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished, whereas parallel bars means a set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, used by male gymnasts, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping are performed.

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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. Parallel bars as a noun (gymnastics):

    A set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, used by male gymnasts, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping are performed.

  2. Parallel bars as a noun (gymnastics):

    A gymnastics event using the parallel bars.

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