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materiel

ma·té·ri·el
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-teer-ee-el]
    • /məˌtɪər iˈɛl/
    • /mə.ˌtɪ.ri.ˈel/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-teer-ee-el]
    • /məˌtɪər iˈɛl/

Definitions of materiel word

  • noun materiel the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel). 1
  • noun materiel Military. arms, ammunition, and equipment in general. 1
  • noun materiel Military materials and equipment. 1
  • noun materiel military: equipment, supplies 1
  • noun materiel the materials and equipment of an organization, esp of a military force 0
  • noun materiel materials and tools necessary to any work, enterprise, etc.; specif., weapons, equipment, supplies, etc. of armed forces 0

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Origin of materiel

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1805-15; See origin at material

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Parts of speech for Materiel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

materiel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for materiel

noun materiel

  • arms — weapons collectively
  • gear — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
  • provisions — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
  • tackle — equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.

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