equipment

English

Etymology

equip +‎ -ment, or from French équipement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

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Noun

equipment (uncountable)

1. The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
   • (Can we date this quote?) David Hume:

     The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt.

2. Whatever is used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage
   • 11 July 2013, Jo Confino in The Guardian Online, How technology has stopped evolution and is destroying the world[1]

     Tompkins is considered a hero in the deep ecology movement and works hand in hand with his wife Kris, the former CEO of the outdoor clothing and equipment company Patagonia.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Henry Longfellow:

     Armed and dight, In the equipment of a knight.

Translations

the act of equipping

• Bulgarian: екипиране (bg) n (ekipirane)
• Catalan: equipament m
• Czech: vybavení (cs) n
• Dutch: uitrusting (nl) f
• Finnish: varustaminen
• German: Ausrüstung (de) f

• Portuguese: equipagem (pt) f
• Romanian: echipare (ro) f, echipament (ro) n
• Russian: оборудование (ru) n (oborúdovanije), снаряжение (ru) n (snarjažénije)
• Swedish: utrustning (sv) c, utrustande (sv) n
• Turkish: ekipman (tr), donatım (tr), donatma (tr)

whatever is used in equipping

• Bulgarian: снаряжение (bg) n (snarjaženie), оборудване (bg) (oborudvane)
• Catalan: equipatge m, equipament m, equip m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 設備 (zh), 设备 (zh) (shèbèi)

• Czech: vybavení (cs) n, výstroj f
• Danish: udstyr n
• Dutch: uitrusting (nl) f
• Finnish: varusteet pl, tarvikkeet pl, varustus, kalusto
• French: équipement (fr) m
• Galician: equipamento (gl) m
• German: Ausrüstung (de) f

• Irish: acmhainn f
• Japanese: 設備 (ja) (せつび, setsubi)
• Maori: taputapu, utauta
• Polish: sprzęt (pl) m
• Portuguese: equipamento (pt) m
• Romanian: echipament (ro) n
• Russian: оборудование (ru) n (oborúdovanije), снаряжение (ru) n (snarjažénije)
• Spanish: equipamiento m, equipo (es) m
• Swedish: utrustning (sv) c
• Turkish: malzeme (tr)

Related terms

• equip