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   Ma·te·ri·al

   /məˈtirēəl/

   

   noun

   • 1. the matter from which a thing is or can be made: "goats can eat more or less any plant material" Similar mattersubstancestuffmedium
   • ▪ things needed for an activity: "cleaning materials" Similar thingsitemsarticlesstuffnecessariesinformal:gubbins
   • ▪ a person of a specified quality or suitability: "he's not really Olympic material" Similar thingsitemsarticlesstuffnecessariesinformal:gubbins
   • 2. facts, information, or ideas for use in creating a book or other work: "there is much good material here for priests to use in sermons" Similar informationdatafactsfacts and figuresstatisticsevidencesubject matterideasdetailsparticularsbackgroundnotesdocumentationdocumentspapersinformal:infodeetsdopelowdowndirtgen
   • ▪ items, especially songs or jokes, comprising a performer's act: "a band playing original material"
   • 3. cloth or fabric: "a piece of dark material" Similar fabricclothstufftextiles

   adjective

   • 1. denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit: "the material world" Similar physicalcorporealtangiblenonspiritualmundaneworldlyearthlytemporalconcreterealsolidsubstantialsecularlayrare:sublunaryOpposite spiritualabstract
   • ▪ concerned with physical needs or desires: "material living standards have risen" Similar sensualcarnalmaterialisticcorporalfleshlyphysicalbodilyOpposite aestheticintellectual
   • ▪ concerned with the matter of reasoning, not its form: "political conflict lacks mathematical or material certitude"
   • 2. important; essential; relevant: "the insects did not do any material damage to the crop" Similar significantmajorimportantof consequenceconsequentialmomentousweightyvitalessentialkeymeaningfulOpposite unimportantinsignificantinconsequential
   • ▪ (of evidence or a fact) significant, influential, or relevant, especially to the extent of determining a cause or affecting a judgment: "information that could be material to a murder inquiry" Similar relevantapplicablepertinentappositegermaneaproposto the pointto the purposead remrare:appurtenantOpposite immaterialirrelevant

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to matter’): from late Latin materialis, adjective from Latin materia ‘matter’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   noun. the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material. anything that serves as crude or raw matter to be used or developed: Wood pulp is the raw material from which paper is made. any constituent element. a textile fabric: material for a dress.

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   3 days ago · material in American English. (məˈtɪriəl ) adjective. 1. of matter; of substance; relating to or consisting of what occupies space; physical. a material object, material forces. 2. a. of the body or bodily needs, satisfactions, etc.; corporeal, sensual, or sensuous.

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   Definition of material noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   material meaning, definition, what is material: cloth used for making clothes, curtains ...: Learn more.

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   Material definition: the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed. See examples of MATERIAL used in a sentence.

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   material fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc: The material was dyed with natural ingredients. Material is a more general word than fabric or cloth as it has the related meaning of “a substance that things can be made from.”

8. byjus.com › physics › properties-of-materialsWhat is Material - Properties of Materials, Classification ...

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   What is Material? Material is defined as the substance or mixture of substances that constitute the object. Based on the biological basis materials can be classified as living or nonliving. Materials without any impurities are said to be pure and are said to be impure when any foreign material or impurities are present in it.