equipment
Other forms: equipments
A motherboard and a graphics processor? Duct tape? A circular saw? A solar panel? Depending on what you’re up to, all these things can be considered equipment, which is whatever you need to complete a task.
Right away you probably notice that a big chunk of the word equipment is made up of another word, the common verb equip — meaning "to provide someone with the tools they need for a specific task." Add equip to -ment (the suffix of choice when you want to turn a verb into a noun) and voilà! Like magic, the verb changes into a noun, and you end up with equipment: the materials you get when you are equipped to do a particular thing.
Definitions of equipment
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an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a servicetypes:automationequipment used to achieve automatic control or operationelectrical systemequipment 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 radioelectronic equipment, electronicsequipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)fuel systemequipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the enginegame equipmentequipment or apparatus used in playing a gameappurtenance, gear, paraphernaliaequipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.life support, life-support systemmedical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survivelife support, life-support systemequipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditionsmaterialthings needed for doing or making somethingnaval equipmentequipment for a navyphotographic equipmentequipment used by a photographerradiotherapy equipmentequipment used to treat diseases with x-rays or radioactivityrescue equipmentequipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergencyrobotics equipmentequipment used in roboticsartificial satellite, orbiter, satelliteman-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moonsports equipmentequipment needed to participate in a particular sportstock-in-tradeany equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupationteaching aidmaterials and equipment used in teachingtest equipmentequipment required to perform a testaccoutrementan additional piece of equipment used for some activityaeratoran apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)amplifierelectronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through itastronomy satellitea satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infrared radiationbackboard, basketball backboarda raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketballbadminton equipmentequipment for playing the game of badmintonbaggagethe portable equipment and supplies of an armyballround object that is hit or thrown or kicked in gamesbaseball equipmentequipment used in playing baseballbasketball equipmentsports equipment used in playing basketballblack boxequipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flightbowling equipmentequipment used in bowlingboxing equipmentequipment used in boxingburneran apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)camera, photographic cameraequipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)cascade liquefieran apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc.cassette playerelectronic equipment for playing cassettescassette recordera recorder for recording or playing cassettesCD playera stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television setC.P.U., CPU, central processing unit, central processor, mainframe, processor(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processingcentrifuge, extractor, separatoran apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspensionchemical reactoran apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reactioncircuitrya system, or map or design for a system, of devices that provides a path for electricity to flow throughclapperboardphotographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged togethercommunications satellitean artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbitcondenseran apparatus that converts vapor into liquidcountergame equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board gamescricket equipmentsports equipment used in playing cricketcroquet equipmentsports equipment used in playing croquetcrossbargame equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted overdetectorelectronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivitydeveloperphotographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing filmelectrographan apparatus for the electrical transmission of picturesenlargerphotographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photographflash, flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflasha lamp for providing momentary light to take a photographgamethe game equipment needed in order to play a particular gamegeneratoran apparatus that produces a vapor or gasgoalgame equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score pointsgolf equipmentsports equipment used in playing golfhammera heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throwheat pumpapparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings; can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a buildingheliographan apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and onhorseshoegame equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoesbrooder, incubatorapparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infantsinstillatormedical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by dropjack, jackstonesgame equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacksjavelina spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field eventsKipp's apparatusa laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heatingelectron lens, lenselectronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electronsflotation device, life preserver, preserverrescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowninglightingapparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a filmmagnetic recorderrecorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic mediamarching orderequipage for marchinggym mat, matsports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sportsmixerelectronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signalmodem(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone linemonitora piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of troublemonitorelectronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissionsmultichannel recordera recorder with two or more channels; makes continuous records of two or more signals simultaneouslynaval radarnaval equipment consisting of a shipboard radarnetgame equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badmintonnuclear reactor, reactor(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elementsauxiliary equipment, off-line equipmentelectronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unitoptical benchapparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomenaoscillographa device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currentsCRO, cathode-ray oscilloscope, oscilloscope, scopeelectronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantitiespackagingmaterial used to make packagespaintball gunan air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomaticpenduluman apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravitycomputer peripheral, peripheral, peripheral device(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computerplaybackelectronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded materialbilliard table, pool table, snooker tablegame equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is playedpurifiera device or substance that removes dirt, pollutants, waste, or other unwanted materials from something, such as air or waterquoitgame equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoitsradio-gramophone, radio-phonographelectronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record playerrailingmaterial for making rails or rails collectivelyreformeran apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuelregaliaparaphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)riggear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterpriseroofingmaterial used to construct a roofroulette wheel, wheelgame equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop inscramblerelectronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at receptionsemaphorean apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving armssensitometera measuring instrument for measuring the light sensitivity of film over a range of exposuressequenator, sequencer(chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymersetany electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signalsshipboard systema system designed to work as a coherent entity on board a naval shipshotsports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot putskatesports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legssoda fountainan apparatus for dispensing soda waterballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecrafta vehicle or device able to travel beyond Earth's atmospherespace laboratory, space platform, space stationa manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific researchspikesports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletesspinnerboard game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the gamesporting goodssports equipment sold as a commoditysputnika Russian artificial satellitespy satellitea satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosionssticka long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ballstillan apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensedsubmersiblean apparatus intended for use under watertape deckelectronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio systemtape playerelectronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapestelegraph, telegraphyapparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)phone, telephone, telephone setelectronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into soundstelevision equipment, video equipmentelectronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and soundterminalelectronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and displaytitratoran apparatus for performing a titrationmeteorological satellite, weather satellitea satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth belowexercising weight, free weight, weightsports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and armsX-ray machinean apparatus that provides a source of X raystype of:instrumentality, instrumentationan artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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