apparatus vs generator

generator vs apparatus

apparatus and generator both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apparatus	Yes	No	No	No
generator	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, generator is a hyponym of apparatus; that is, generator is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than apparatus:

apparatus: equipment designed to serve a specific function
generator: an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas

Other hyponyms of apparatus include aerator, burner, cascade liquefier, centrifuge, extractor, separator, chemical reactor, condenser, copier, duplicator, electrograph, heat pump, heliograph, brooder, incubator, instillator, Kipp's apparatus, lighting, nuclear reactor, reactor, optical bench, pendulum, purifier, reformer, semaphore, sequenator, sequencer, soda fountain, still, submersible, telegraph, telegraphy, titrator, X-ray machine, scintigraph, scintiscanner, atmoradiograph, memory apparatus, mnemometer, whirling table, calorisator, calorizator, chromatograph, disinfector, defecator, pasteuriser, pasteurizer, adsorber.

apparatus (noun)	generator (noun)
equipment designed to serve a specific function	engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function	an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
	an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something

Difference between apparatus and generator

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