Plural of apparatus

Forms of apparatus

Apparatuses and apparatusses in a sentence

• There are certain manufacturing methods that do not require traditional chemical apparatuses.2003, Donnell R. Christian, Forensic Investigation of Clandestine Laboratories. From the entry bucket chemistry
• The site also includes a number of sculpturelike apparatuses for scaring off birds, the result — according to what Mr.2009 September 19, Randy Kennedy, “Uncovering a Small Town (and Some Tall Tales)”, in New York Times. From the entry sculpturelike
• Apollinaire thus used some of the characteristics of the cinematographic and phonographic dispositives and their variables related to viewing or listening apparatuses that preceded or are contemporary to the cinema.2010, François Albéra, Maria Tortajada, Cinema Beyond Film: Media Epistemology in the Modern Era, page 35. From the entry dispositive

Meaning of apparatus

1. noun The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
2. noun A complex machine or instrument.
3. noun An assortment of tools and instruments.

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Questions about the plural of apparatus

What is the plural of apparatus?

The plural of apparatus is apparatuses, apparatusses or apparatus.

Which is correct, apparatuses or apparatusses?

Both are used. apparatuses is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is apparatus countable?

Apparatus is a countable noun.