Definition:
- (n.) That in a complex system which constitutes the materials, or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel, or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc., of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers.
Compare materiel with other words:
materiel vs. reinforcement
materiel vs. supplies
apparatus vs. materiel
equipment vs. materiel
arsenal vs. materiel
material vs. materiel
materiel vs. transportability
acceptability vs. materiel