different between ordnance vs materiel

English

Etymology

A reduced form of ordinance, which is attested from the late 14th century in the sense of "military equipment or provisions".The sense of "artillery" arises in the early 15th century, the sense "military logistics" in the late 15th century.The shortened form ordnance arises by the 17th century, now distinct in meaning from the surviving meanings of ordinance.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ôrd?n?ns, IPA^(key): /???dn?ns/
• (US) enPR: ôrd?n?ns, IPA^(key): /???dn?ns/

Noun

ordnance (countable and uncountable, plural ordnances)

1. Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
2. Artillery.

Usage notes

The British Ordnance Survey, now a civilian agency, retains its name from its origin as a military topographic survey of Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.

This word is often confused with ordinance, which is a law or legal statute.

Derived terms

• Ordnance Survey

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• matériel

Etymology

Borrowed from French matériel. Doublet of material.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m?t??????l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m?t??i??l/, /m?t???j?l/

Noun

materiel (countable and uncountable, plural materiels)

1. Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies.

Translations

Anagrams

• eremital, real time, real-time, realtime

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French matériel, from Late Latin m?teri?lis, from Latin m?ter?a (“matter”), from mater, from Proto-Indo-European *méh?t?r (“mother”).

Adjective

materiel

1. material

Inflection

Noun

materiel n (singular definite materiellet, not used in plural form)

1. equipment, supplies
2. hardware

References

• “materiel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch materieel, from Middle Dutch materiael, from Middle French material, from Old French material, from Latin m?teri?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma.te?ri.?l]
• Hyphenation: ma?té?ri?êl

Adjective

materiel (first-person possessive materielku, second-person possessive materielmu, third-person possessive materielnya)

1. material: having to do with matter; consisting of matter.

Related terms

Further reading

• “materiel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Ladin

Adjective

materiel m (feminine singular materiela, masculine plural materiei, feminine plural materieles)

1. material, physical

Middle English

Adjective

materiel

1. Alternative form of material

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French matériel, from Late Latin m?teri?lis, from Latin m?ter?a (“matter”), from mater, from Proto-Indo-European *méh?t?r (“mother”).

Noun

materiel c

1. equipment, supplies, hardware

Declension

Related terms

• material
• materiell