EQUIPMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does equipment mean? 

• EQUIPMENT (noun)
  The noun EQUIPMENT has 1 sense:

1. an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

  Familiarity information: EQUIPMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EQUIPMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("equipment" is a kind of...):

instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equipment"):

equipage; materiel (equipment and supplies of a military force)

test equipment (equipment required to perform a test)

teaching aid (materials and equipment used in teaching)

stock-in-trade (any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation)

sports equipment (equipment needed to participate in a particular sport)

artificial satellite; orbiter; satellite (man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon)

robotics equipment (equipment used in robotics)

rescue equipment (equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency)

recorder; recording equipment; recording machine (equipment for making records)

radiotherapy equipment (equipment used to treat diseases with x-rays or radioactivity)

photographic equipment (equipment used by a photographer)

naval equipment (equipment for a navy)

apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)

material (things needed for doing or making something)

technology (machinery and equipment developed from engineering or other applied sciences)

life-support system; life support (equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions)

life-support system; life support (medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive)

appurtenance; gear; paraphernalia (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)

game equipment (equipment or apparatus used in playing a game)

fuel system (equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine)

electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))

electrical system (equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio)

cooling system; engine cooling system (equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine)

automation (equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation)

Derivation:

equip (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

 Context examples 

To do this work, scientists will need training to operate an array of new equipment that can measure and guide such exquisitely controlled materials.

(Picoscience and a plethora of new materials, National Science Foundation)

Proper sterilization of the equipment is important.

(Piercing and Tattoos, NIH)

Issue associated with a circuit, equipment, or system whereby its functions fail to be properly synchronized or its relative positions properly oriented.

(Failure to Align Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)

Using safety gloves, goggles and other protective equipment can also reduce accidents.

(Farm Health and Safety, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

An artifact resulting from the use of defective equipment or from improper use of equipment.

(Faulty Instrument or Use of Instrument Artifact, NCI Thesaurus)

The Food and Drug Administration also makes sure that drugs, medical devices, and equipment are safe and effective, and that blood for transfusions and transplant tissue are safe.

(Food and Drug Administration, NCI Dictionary)

The FDA also makes sure that drugs, medical devices, and equipment are safe and effective, and that blood for transfusions and transplant tissue are safe.

(FDA, NCI Dictionary)

Brazil is currently required to follow NASA's recommendations when launching new equipment into orbit, but the US space agency does not provide detailed information.

(High tech Russian telescope to start operating in Brazil, Agência Brasil)

Services and space and equipment provided for a particular purpose; a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry.

(Facility, NCI Thesaurus)

These are tools, products or types of equipment that help you perform tasks and activities.

(Assistive Devices, NIH)