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Apparatus vs Telethermometer - What's the difference?

apparatus | telethermometer |

As nouns the difference between apparatus and telethermometer

is that apparatus is apparatus while telethermometer is an apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise.

apparatus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
  • A complex machine or instrument.
  • An assortment of tools or instruments.
  • A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
  • (firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.

    • Usage notes

    * Is occasionally used as an invariant plural: *: Look at all of those apparatus .

    Synonyms

    * (entirety of means) setup, mechanism, dynamic * (complex machine) instrument, machinery, device * (assortment of tools) tools, gear, equipment * (political patronage organization) machine

    Related terms

    * apparat

    telethermometer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise.

    • Related terms

    * telethermometry (Webster 1913)