Materiel or Material?
Materiel or Material?
It is not uncommon to see the word material where
materiel should have been used. It is also not uncommon for people to think the
word materiel is a spelling mistake of material.
Material is the matter from which a thing
is made.
Materiel is the equipment or supplies in
military or commercial supply-chain management.
Materiel
The equipment and supplies used by armies and other
organizations are “materiel,” which is never spelled with an S on the end.
So, a forklift truck (which is equipment used in the
supply chain) and a can of petrol (which is one of the supplies) would both be
classified as materiel. In other words, materiel is the things a military force
or a business needs to do its job.
Examples:
1. I
need more men and materiel if I am to defeat the enemy.
2. The
Minister for Defence and the Minister for Defence Materiel announced that the Government will buy a fleet of new vehicles.
Material
Material means matter, fabric, substance, or cloth. It
is the matter from which a thing is made.
Types of materials include:
1. Biomaterial,
of biological origin e.g. blood
2. Composite
material, composed of multiple materials with different physical properties e.g.
Bhelpuri
3. Textiles,
sometimes referred to as “material” e.g. cotton
4. Genetic
material e.g. DNA
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As an adjective, material denotes that something is physical, not spiritual;
corporeal; as, material substance or bodies.
e.g., material possessions, material wealth, material
comforts
Examples:
1. Her
tablecloths were made of fine material such as silk or linen.
2. Television
is now so desperately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the
barrel. (Gore Vidal)
(In the two examples above, material
is a noun.)
3. We
are living in a material world, and I am a material girl. (Madonna)
(Here, material is an adjective.)
4. The
quality of American life must keep pace with the quantity of American goods.
This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor. (John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963)
(Here, materially is an adverb.)
Exercise
Select the correct response:
1) Material
is:
A: the
matter from which a thing is made. (✓)
B:
the equipment or supplies in military.
2) Silk,
felt and velvet are types of:
A:
Material (✓)
B:
Materiel
3) Materiel
is
A:
the equipment or supplies in military or commercial supply-chain management. (✓)
B:
the matter from which a thing is made.
4) Their
ability to replace their losses of men and _______ eventually subdued.
A:
Material
B:
Materiel (✓)
5) We
are living in the _______ world.
A:
Material (✓)
B:
Materiel
6) Coal
is a hard black _________
A:
Material (✓)
B:
Materiel
7) Wheat
is the _______they use to make bread.
A:
Material (✓)
B:
Materiel
8) He
said the administration should provide any provisional government with
equipment and _______
A:
Material
B:
Materiel (✓)
9) Protesters
looked across the region for _____to fight off the government and foreign
forces.
A:
Material
B:
Materiel (✓)
10) “the
moral and ________welfare of all good citizens.”
A:
Material (✓)
B:
Materiel
11) “his
support made a ______difference”
A:
Material (✓)
B:
Materiel
12) “evidence
_______to the issue at hand”
A:
Material (✓)
B:
Materiel
13) Facts
that are likely to influence the judgement are called _____facts”
A:
Material (✓)
B:
Materiel
14) I
have _________needs. I need a car not a hug.
A:
Material (✓)
B:
Materiel
15) The
fire in our distribution centre has damaged so much _________, we will be
unable to trade for at least six months.
A:
Material
B:
Materiel (✓)
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