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Apparatus vs Materiel - What's the difference?

apparatus | materiel |

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

    English

    (wikipedia materiel)

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies.

    • Usage notes

    ; Not to be confused with: * material

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