Sekirov Dictionary

material

UK /məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/US /məˈtɪɹ.i.əl/

noun 11
adjective 7
verb 1
forms 7
phrases 1

noun11

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something such as wood, metal or plastic that is used to make things
- Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
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Something (as data, observations, perceptions or ideas) that may be incorporated, elaborated or otherwise reworked into a finished form or new form, or may serve as the basis for arriving at interpretations, judgments or conclusions.
- teaching materials
- We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.
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Fabric, which can be made into a garments, curtains, etc; especially, woven fabric (cloth).
- You'll need about a yard of material to make this.
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The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of.
- The solid materials of the mixture will settle to the bottom of the container.
- The material of his character was basically good.
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A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity.
- We have lots of presidential material in various public offices.
Apparatus for doing or making something.
(rare) The materiel of an army.
All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the king.
An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.
(Ireland, no longer used) The ingredients for making whisky punch.
(no longer used) Things that are material.

adjective7

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Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
- This compound has a number of interesting material properties.
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Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial.
- You've made several material contributions to this project.
- This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.
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Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; corporeal; bodily.
- material needs
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Relating to or concerned with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual, especially excessively so; materialistic.
- Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a happy life.
Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, as distinguished from the form of it, especially empirical.
(no longer used) Full of substance or otherwise meaning.
(no longer used) In an important degree.

verb1

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(no longer used) To form from matter; to materialize.
- I believe that the whole frame of a beast doth perish, and is left in the same state after death as before it was materialled unto life. — 1642

forms

materialed · materialled · materialing · materialling · materials · more material · most material

Phrases with material

time and material
A form of contractual compensation involving payment for materials used and at agreed rates for the those involved in performing the services.

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