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1. (n.) material
the substance of which something is made or composed.
2. material
something that serves as crude or raw matter to be used or developed.
3. material
a constituent element.
4. material
a textile fabric.
5. material
ideas or facts that can provide the basis for or be incorporated into some work:
to gather material for a book.
6. material
materials, the articles or apparatus needed to make or do something:
writing materials.
7. material
a person considered as suited to a particular sphere of activity:
college material.
8. (adj.) material
formed or consisting of matter; physical; corporeal:
the material world.
9. material
relating to, concerned with, or involving matter:
material forces.
10. material
pertaining to the physical rather than the spiritual or intellectual aspect of things:
material comforts.
11. material
worldly; not spiritual.
12. material
important:
to make a material difference.
13. material
pertinent:
a material question.
14. material
likely to influence the determination of a case:
material evidence.
15. material
of or pertaining to matter as distinguished from form.
Etymology: (1300–50; < LL māteriālis of, belonging to matter)
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| Definition of 'Material' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) material, stuff
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
"coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
2. (noun) material
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
"the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
3. (noun) fabric, cloth, material, textile
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
"the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
4. (noun) material
things needed for doing or making something
"writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
5. (adj) material
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
"he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"
6. (adj) material
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
"material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"
7. (adj) material
derived from or composed of matter
"the material universe"
8. (adj) material
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
"his support made a material difference"; "evidence material to the issue at hand"; "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"; "a material witness"
9. (adj) material
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
"material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt
10. (adj) corporeal, material
having material or physical form or substance
"that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
11. (adj) substantial, real, material
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
"the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare
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1. (noun) material
cloth or fabric
I need 3m of material for the cushion covers.; a light/heavy material
2. material
a substance or matter used in making sth
building materials; a useful adhesive material
3. material
information, facts, or ideas
I'm collecting material for my new novel.
4. material
notes or documents containing information
advertising material
5. (adjective) material
relating to money and property, not your spiritual existence
It's not the material things that make you a happy person.
6. material
in law, important and relevant
information that is material to the court case
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Material
consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies
2. (adj) Material
hence: Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts
3. (adj) Material
of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of cinsequence; not be dispensed with; important
4. (adj) Material
pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter
5. (noun) Material
the substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made
6. (verb) Material
to form from matter; to materialize
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Sense: anything out of which something is, or may be, made
Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood.
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 Afrikaans: materiaal |
 Arabic: مادَّه |
 Bulgarian: суровина |
 Brazilian: material |
 Czech: materiál |
 German: das Material |
 Danish: materiale |
 Greek: υλικό |
 Spanish: material |
 Estonian: materjal |
 Farsi: ماده |
 Finnish: materiaali |
 French: matériau |
 Hebrew: חוֹמֶר |
 Hindi: द्रव्यात्मक |
 Croatian: materijal |
 Hungarian: anyag |
 Indonesian: bahan |
 Icelandic: efni |
 Italian: materiale |
 Japanese: 材料 |
 Korean: 구성 요소 |
 Lithuanian: medžiaga |
 Latvian: materiāls |
 Malay: bahan |
 Dutch: materiaal |
 Norwegian: materiale |
 Polish: materiał |
 Persian: ،وسايل،اجزا ماده |
 Pashto: توكى،وسايل |
 Portuguese: material |
 Romanian: material |
 Russian: материал |
 Slovak: materiál |
 Slovenian: material |
 Serbian: materijal |
 Swedish: material |
 Thai: วัตถุ |
 Turkish: malzeme, madde |
 Taiwanese: 材料 |
 Ukrainian: матеріал |
 Urdu: مادہ |
 Vietnamese: nguyên vật liệu |
 Chinese: 材料 |
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