As nouns the difference between apparatus and materiel
is that apparatus is the entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished while materiel is military equipment, apparatus, and supplies.
apparatus
English
Noun
(en-noun)
The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
A complex machine or instrument.
An assortment of tools or instruments.
A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
(firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.
Usage notes
* Is occasionally used as an invariant plural:
*: Look at all of those apparatus .
Synonyms
* (entirety of means) setup, mechanism, dynamic
* (complex machine) instrument, machinery, device
* (assortment of tools) tools, gear, equipment
* (political patronage organization) machine
Related terms
* apparat
materiel
Alternative forms
*
Noun
(
en noun)
Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies.
Usage notes
; Not to be confused with:
* material
Anagrams
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