matériel
Use Matériel in a sentence
iˈɛl noun
1.
the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation ( distinguished from personnel ).
2.
Military. arms, ammunition, and equipment in general.
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materiel or matériel (məˌtɪərɪˈɛl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| Compare personnel the materials and equipment of an organization, esp of a military force | |
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| matériel or matériel | |
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Matériel
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| materiel or matériel (məˌtɪərɪˈɛl) | |
| —n | |
| Compare personnel the materials and equipment of an organization, esp of a military force | |
| [C19: from French: | |
| matériel or matériel | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from French: | |
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Word Origin & History
materiel
1814, from Fr. matériel "material," from O.Fr. materiel (adj.), from L. materialis "of matter," from materia "substance" (see matter). A later borrowing of the same word that became material.
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Example sentences
In less dramatic cases, matériel gets ditched simply because the cost to ship it home is too great.
Let's outlaw all weapons and destroy all our war materiel, so no one can be shot or blown up or killed in war.
Facts are mere materiel meant to be invented, discarded, smelted and recast in service of the cause.
Commentators ignore the immense military use of materiel better used for peaceful purposes.
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