material vs equipment

equipment vs material

material and equipment both are nouns.

material is an adjective but equipment is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, equipment is a hypernym of material; that is, equipment is a word with a broader meaning than material:

material: things needed for doing or making something
equipment: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

material (noun)	equipment (noun)
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers	an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
things needed for doing or making something
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

material (adjective)	equipment (adjective)
derived from or composed of matter
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
having material or physical form or substance
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

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