Dictionary Definition
materiel n : equipment and supplies of a military
force [syn: equipage]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
- From matériel
Noun
(verification requested)Note: This is not standard British English; it is
either American English or Military jargon.
Translations
- French: matériel
Usage notes
*materialDanish
Noun
materielAdjective
materielExtensive Definition
Materiel (from the French
"matériel" for equipment or hardware, related to the word material) is a term used in
English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial
supply chain management.
In a military context, materiel relates to the
specific needs of a force to complete a specific mission.
The term is also often used in a general sense ("men and materiel")
to describe the needs of a functioning army.
Materiel in the commercial
distribution context comprises the items being moved by the
services of or as the products of the business, as distinct from
those involved in operating the business itself.
See also
materiel in French: Matériel
materiel in Swedish: Materiel
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abundance, accouterments, accumulation, amassment, apparatus, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, armament, backlog, budget, collection, commissariat, commissary, conveniences, cornucopia, cumulation, duffel, dump, equipage, equipment, facilities, facility, fittings, fixtures, furnishings, furniture, gear, habiliments, heap, hoard, impedimenta, installations, inventory, kit, larder, machinery, mass, material, material resources,
materials, munition, munitions, outfit, paraphernalia, pile, plant, plenitude, plenty, plumbing, provisionment, provisions, rations, raw material, repertoire, repertory, rick, rig, rigging, stack, staple, stock, stock-in-trade, stockpile, store, stores, stuff, substances, supplies, supply, supply on hand, tackle, tackling, things, treasure, treasury, utensils