equipment vs appurtenance

appurtenance vs equipment

equipment and appurtenance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
equipment	Yes	No	No	No
appurtenance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, appurtenance is a hyponym of equipment; that is, appurtenance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than equipment:

equipment: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
appurtenance: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

Other hyponyms of equipment include apparatus, setup, automation, cooling system, engine cooling system, electrical system, electronic equipment, fuel system, game equipment, gear, paraphernalia, life-support system, life support, life-support system, life support, technology, material, equipage, materiel, naval equipment, photographic equipment, radiotherapy equipment, recorder, recording equipment, recording machine, rescue equipment, robotics equipment, artificial satellite, orbiter, satellite, sports equipment, stock-in-trade, teaching aid, test equipment, freeze-dryer.

equipment (noun)	appurtenance (noun)
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service	a supplementary component that improves capability
	equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

Difference between equipment and appurtenance

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