Materiel vs. Material

Materielnoun

Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies.

Materielnoun

That in a complex system which constitutes the materials, or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel, or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc., of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers.

Materielnoun

equipment and supplies of a military force

Materiel

Materiel or matériel (pronounced , from French: matériel, lit. 'equipment, hardware') refers to supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context.In a military context, the term refers either to the specific needs (excluding manpower) of a force to complete a specific mission, or the general sense of the needs (excluding manpower) of a functioning army.Materiel management consists of continuing actions relating to planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling, and evaluating the application of resources to ensure the effective and economical support of military forces. It includes provisioning, cataloging, requirements determination, acquisition, distribution, maintenance, and disposal.

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.