material vs materiel
Definitions
adjective
- having material or physical form or substance
- derived from or composed of matter
- directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
- concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
noun
- information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- things needed for doing or making something
- a person judged suitable for admission or employment
Examples
I can't find any relevant material on him in the library.
Lovecraft dealt not with the supernatural but with the "supernormal," as Joshi puts it -- the unrealized side of material reality.
The material you choose for surfaces including counters, backsplashes and floors can also account for variations in price.
Definitions
noun
- equipment and supplies of a military force
Examples
The mission is to destroy armoured and unarmored combat materiel, low and slow airborne vehicles and other targets.
The air force provides U.S. military forces with worldwide strategic airlifts and tactical airlifts of men and materiel, effecting deliveries by both air landing and parachute drop.
The key decider during this period -- as in the October Surprise phase -- was Ayatollah Khomeini, who agreed with the pragmatists on the need to get as much materiel from the Americans and the Israelis as possible, Ben-Menashe said in an interview this week from his home in Canada.
