ma|te|ri|el

ma|te|ri|el or ma|té|ri|el «muh _TIHR ee EHL», noun.

everything used by an army, organization, or undertaking; equipment: »

The general said the Iron Curtain countries had vast resources in manpower and matériel (New York Times).

╂[< French matériel material, learned borrowing of Latin māteriālis. See etym. of doublet material. (Cf. ↑material)]