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apparatus 1. a collection of instruments, machines, tools, parts, or other equipment used for a particular purpose 2. a machine having a specific function 3. Anatomy any group of organs having a specific function apparatus [‚ap·ə′rad·əs] (science and technology) A compound instrument designed to carry out a specific function. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Key statement: Chlorinated polyethylene or a blend of chlorinated polyethylene with vinyl chloride-based resin can be used as sealing materials in carbon dioxide-contacting apparati using carbon dioxide as a refrigerant. Feasibility tests of the rubber as a connector seal for proton accelerator cooling water-pipe and as an airproof seal for vacuum apparati are currently underway. For what is at stake in my own high wire "performance" is the confrontation with stereotype, with the hope that this clash will begin to chip away at the racist, sexist, and homophobic socio-cultural apparati that interrupts and influences students in conscious and unconscious ways. |
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