Notes on usage: Equipment

Material  -  Gear  -  Kit  -  Apparatus

 

These are all words for the things that you need for a particular purpose or activity.

 

Equipment the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity: Camping equipment. | A piece of equipment.
Material things that are needed fora particular activity: Household cleaning materials. | Teaching material.
Gear the equipment or clothes needed for a particular activity: Skiing gear can be expensive.
Kit a set of tools or equipment that you use for a particular purpose: A first-aid kit. | A tool kit.
Apparatus the tools or other pieces of equipment that are needed for a particular activity or task: Breathing apparatus for firefighters. | Laboratory apparatus. Remember that apparatus is used especially for scientific, medical or technical purposes.

 

EQUIPMENT OR MATERIAL?
Equipment is usually solid things, especially large ones. Materials may be liquids, powders or books, CDs, etc. containing information, as well as small solid items.

 

PATTERNS
*electrical/electronic equipment/gear/apparatus
*sports equipment/gear/kit
*camping equipment/gear
*a piece of equipment/apparatus

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs	Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors	Frequently confused words
Common Clichés	Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings	Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition	Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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