aparāts

Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately from, the perfect passive participle of.

Noun

 * 1) device, appliance, set, machine, contraption
 * konstruēt sarežģītu aparātu - to build a complex device
 * 1) a set of organs of the body that together have a single function; apparatus, system
 * dzirdes, runas apārats - the hearing, the speech apparatus
 * elpošanas apārats - the respiratory system
 * 1) structure of an institution, its components, departments, employees, etc.
 * elpošanas apārats - the respiratory system
 * 1) structure of an institution, its components, departments, employees, etc.