English to English
material
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adjective (a)
- derived from or composed of matter(adj.all)Example:
The material universe.
source: wordnet30 - directly relevant to a matter especially a law case(adj.all)Example:
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.
source: wordnet30 - having material or physical form or substance(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object(noun.substance)Example:
Coal is a hard black material.
source: wordnet30 - information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form(noun.communication)Example:
The archives provided rich material for a definitive biography.
source: wordnet30 - things needed for doing or making something(noun.artifact)Example:
Writing materials.
Useful teaching materials.
source: wordnet30 - a person judged suitable for admission or employment(noun.person)Example:
He was university material.
She was vice-presidential material.
source: wordnet30 - The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests(adj.all)Example:
Material possessions.
Material wealth.
Material comforts.
source: wordnet30 - concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being(adj.all)Example:
Material needs.
The moral and material welfare of all good citizens.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- To form from matter; to materialize.(verb)source: webster1913