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material Definition

ma·teri·al (mə tir′ē əl)

adjective

  1. of matter; of substance; relating to or consisting of what occupies space; physical a material object, material forces
    1. of the body or bodily needs, satisfactions, etc.; corporeal, sensual, or sensuous material pleasures
    2. of or fond of comfort, pleasure, wealth, etc. rather than spiritual or intellectual values; worldly material success
  3. important, essential, or pertinent (to the matter under discussion)
  4. Law important enough to affect the outcome of a case, the validity of a legal instrument, etc. a material witness
  5. Philos. of the content or substance of reasoning, as distinguished from the formal element

Etymology: LL materialis < L materia, matter

noun

  1. what a thing is, or may be, made of; constituent substance; elements, parts, or constituents raw material
  2. ideas, notes, sketches, etc., that may be worked up or elaborated; data
  3. cloth or other fabric
  4. implements, articles, etc. needed to make or do something writing materials

material Synonyms

material

modif.

  1. Composed of matter

    physical, tangible, palpable, corporeal; see physical 1, real 2, tangible.

  2. Large in quantity

    considerable, substantial, notable; see appreciable, much 2. See syn. study at physical.

material Synonyms

material

n.

  1. Matter

    body, corporeality, substance; see element 2, matter 1.

  2. Unfinished matter; often plural

    raw material, stuff, stock, staple, ore, stockpile, crop, supply, accumulation; see also alloy, cloth, cotton, element, linen, metal, mineral, plastic, rock 1, rubber, wool 1, 2.

material Law Definition

adj

  1. Of evidence, that it is important or essential to an adjudication or determination.
  2. Having a logical connection to the matters under consideration.

material Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contain: It aims to help researchers identify collections that will contain material relevant to their research.
  • learn: Open learning materials by contrast must work without a lecture.
  • publish: It can be used flexibly to create entire online courses, or to publish materials that supplement existing courses.
  • produce: To produce some guidance material derived from the skills course.
  • collect: Collect any back-up materials ( apology, letters etc.
  • submit: WCB reserves the right to edit, amend or refuse all material submitted.

Adjective modifier

  • raw: Personal stories; our individual experience, history and own felt identity is the raw material for self - healing and deep learning.
  • promotional: A strong mark was needed for impact on promotional materials.
  • printed: It does not list printed primary source material which might also be of interest.
  • recycled: The company plans to make all new Capilene base layers with more than 50 per cent recycled materials by spring 2007.
  • genetic: Therefore mutation provides a mechanism for adding random genetic material into the chromosome by changing one or more of the gene values at random.
  • original: Changing play lists, turning off the player, or even changing tracks all resulted in the original material being paused ready for resuming.

Modifies a noun

  • consideration: Material consideration: Matters we must consider when making a decision on a planning application.
  • culture: You will gain a firm grounding in visual and material culture, and also in historical method.

Noun used with modifier

  • publicity: Publicity materials can also be ordered directly from the editors.
  • teaching: Develop teaching materials which will include an on-line resource - with a potential for broader dissemination.
  • copyright: Every effort has been made to identify the holders of copyright material included within this website.
  • reference: You'll need reference material to help establish the facts.
  • source: Home Sweet Home Front Home Sweet Home Front provides source material on a variety of subjects related to the Second World War Home Front.
  • marketing: We can adapt your existing marketing materials to create a new site, or point you in the right direction to gain afresh content.