Material vs. Equipment
Materialadjective
Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
Materialadjective
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
Materialadjective
Significant.
Materialnoun
Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
Materialnoun
Text written for a specific purpose.
Materialnoun
A sample or specimens for study.
Materialnoun
Cloth to be made into a garment.
Materialnoun
The people collectively who are qualified for a certain position or activity.
Materialnoun
Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.
Materialnoun
The substance that something is made or composed of.
Materialverb
To form from matter; to materialize.
Materialadjective
Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.
Materialadjective
Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts; as, material well-being; material comforts.
Materialadjective
Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important; significant.
Materialadjective
Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter.
Materialnoun
The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.
Materialverb
To form from matter; to materialize.
Materialnoun
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object;
Materialnoun
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form;
Materialnoun
things needed for doing or making something;
Materialnoun
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers;
Materialnoun
a person judged suitable for admission or employment;
Materialadjective
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests;
Materialadjective
derived from or composed of matter;
Materialadjective
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case;
Materialadjective
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being;
Materialadjective
having material or physical form or substance;
Materialadjective
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary;
Material
A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter.
Equipmentnoun
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
Equipmentnoun
Whatever is used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
Equipmentnoun
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
Equipmentnoun
Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc. ; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments.
Equipmentnoun
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
