ARMAMENTARIUM


Meaning of ARMAMENTARIUM in English

ˌärməˌmen.ˈterēəm, -_mən- noun

( plural ar·mamentar·ia -ēə ; also armamentariums )

Etymology: Latin, armory, arsenal, from armamentum + -arium -ary

1. : the total store of available resources:

a. : the equipment (as drugs or instruments) and methods used in an activity or profession, especially in medicine

new medicines that are a welcome addition to the armamentarium of the medical profession

the whole armamentarium of science is being marshaled to increase our understanding of life — J.R.Killian

b. : factual, experimental, and speculative data

adding to the armamentarium of knowledge

2. : array (as of materials) : collection

an immense armamentarium of new antibiotics — Newsweek

3. : essential components : apparatus

the armamentarium used in producing intelligible speech

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.