apparatus criticus
[ ap-uh-rat-uh s krit-i-kuh s, -rey-tuh s; Latin ahp-pah-rah-too s krit-i-koo s ]
/ ˌæp əˈræt əs ˈkrɪt ɪ kəs, -ˈreɪ təs; Latin ˌɑp pɑˈrɑ tʊs ˈkrɪt ɪˌkʊs /
noun
supplementary information, as variant readings, added to a text to provide material for study or criticism.
Origin of apparatus criticus
1860–65; < New Latin: critical apparatus
Words nearby apparatus criticus
appanage,
appar.,
apparat,
apparatchik,
apparatus,
apparatus criticus,
apparel,
apparent,
apparent candlepower,
apparent horizon,
apparent magnitude
British Dictionary definitions for apparatus criticus
apparatus criticus
/ (ˈkrɪtɪkəs) /
noun
textual notes, list of variant readings, etc, relating to a document, esp in a scholarly edition of a text
Word Origin for apparatus criticus
Latin: critical apparatus