Definitions for materials
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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Materialsnoun

   this word is scarcely used in the singular; The substance of which any thing is made.

   Etymology: materiaux, French.

   The West-Indians, and many nations of the Africans, finding means and materials, have been taught, by their own necessities, to pass rivers in a boat of one tree. Walter Raleigh.

   Intending an accurate enumeration of medical materials, the omission hereof affords some probability it was not used by the ancients. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours, b. i.

   David, who made such rich provision of materials for the building of the temple, because he had dipt his hands in blood, was not permitted to lay a stone in that sacred pile. South.

   That lamp in one of the heathen temples the art of man might make of some such material as the stone asbestus, which being once enkindled will burn without being consumed. John Wilkins.

   The materials of that building very fortunately ranged themselves into that delicate order, that it must be a very great chance that parts them. John Tillotson.

   Simple ideas, the materials of all our knowlege, are suggested to the mind only by sensation and reflection. John Locke.

   Such a fool was never found,
   Who pull’d a palace to the ground,
   Only to have the ruins made
   Materials for an house decay’d. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. materials

   Material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their geological origin or biological function. Materials science is the study of materials, their properties and their applications. Raw materials can be processed in different ways to influence their properties, by purification, shaping or the introduction of other materials. New materials can be produced from raw materials by synthesis. In industry, materials are inputs to manufacturing processes to produce products or more complex materials.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. materials

   Plural of material.

   The pink material is sold online along with a variety of other color materials.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on November 22, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'materials' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1499

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'materials' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3339

Anagrams for materials »

1. Armalites

How to pronounce materials?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of materials in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of materials in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of materials in a Sentence

1. Peter Laybourn:

   We use the language of business. We don't talk about emissions, we talk about risks and profit. But it just so happens, because we're dealing with materials or energy, we end up getting the environmental benefits as well.

2. Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon:

   The Syrians used military grade chemical weapons and lately have been using materials, chlorine, against civilians, including in these very days, after the supposed ceasefire, dropping barrels of chlorine on civilians.

3. Bernd Schleede:

   Chinese permanent magnet producers get raw materials at 25% below the price I can get them, to reach a level playing field either the EU should compensate for this gap, or should consider penalties on the import of magnets. I personally would prefer the first option.

4. White House:

   One document consisting of one page was discovered among stored materials in an adjacent room.

5. Leslie Rainer:

   It was an occasion to develop new, innovative materials and methods for conservation that can be used in the site and elsewhere.

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=materials
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials