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material
materialsubstance out of which a thing can be made: I bought the material for the drapes.
Not to be confused with:materiel – equipment and supplies of a military force; an aggregate of things used in any business or undertaking: requisition the necessary materiel for the operationma·te·ri·al M0149200 (mə-tîr′ē-əl)n.1. The substance or substances out of which a thing is or can be made.2. Something, such as an idea or information, that is to be refined and made or incorporated into a finished effort: material for a comedy.3. materials Tools or apparatus for the performance of a given task: writing materials.4. Yard goods or cloth.5. A person who is qualified or suited for a position or activity: The members of the board felt that she was vice-presidential material.adj.1. Of, relating to, or composed of matter.2. Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; bodily: "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens" (Theodore Roosevelt).3. Of or concerned with the physical as distinct from the intellectual or spiritual: "Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).4. Being both relevant and consequential; crucial: testimony material to the inquiry. See Synonyms at relevant.5. Philosophy Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, rather than the form.
[Middle English, consisting of matter, material, from Old French, from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, matter; see māter- in Indo-European roots.]material (məˈtɪərɪəl) n1. the substance of which a thing is made or composed; component or constituent matter: raw material. 2. facts, notes, etc, that a finished work may be based on or derived from: enough material for a book. 3. (Textiles) cloth or fabric4. a person who has qualities suitable for a given occupation, training, etc: that boy is not university material. adj5. of, relating to, or composed of physical substance; corporeal6. (Philosophy) philosophy composed of or relating to physical as opposed to mental or spiritual substance: the material world. 7. of, relating to, or affecting economic or physical wellbeing: material ease. 8. of or concerned with physical rather than spiritual interests9. of great import or consequence: of material benefit to the workers. 10. (often foll by to) relevant11. (Philosophy) philosophy of or relating to matter as opposed to form12. (Law) law relevant to the issue before court: applied esp to facts or testimony of much significance: a material witness. [C14: via French from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria matter] maˈterialness nma•te•ri•al (məˈtɪər i əl)
n. 1. the substance of which something is made or composed. 2. something that serves as crude or raw matter to be used or developed. 3. a constituent element. 4. a textile fabric. 5. ideas or facts that can provide the basis for or be incorporated into some work: to gather material for a book. 6. materials, the articles or apparatus needed to make or do something: writing materials. 7. a person considered as suited to a particular sphere of activity: college material. adj. 8. formed or consisting of matter; physical; corporeal: the material world. 9. relating to, concerned with, or involving matter: material forces. 10. pertaining to the physical rather than the spiritual or intellectual aspect of things: material comforts. 11. worldly; not spiritual. 12. important: to make a material difference. 13. pertinent: a material question. 14. likely to influence the determination of a case: material evidence. 15. of or pertaining to matter as distinguished from form. [1300–50; < Late Latin māteriālis of, belonging to matter] ma•te′ri•al•ly, adv. ma•te′ri•al•ness, n. syn: See matter. See Materials, Properties of
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  material - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"stuffsubstance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes"ballast - any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airshipbedding material, bedding, litter - material used to provide a bed for animalsrind - the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)precursor - a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)corpuscle, mote, particle, speck, molecule, atom - (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anythingammunition - any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destructionfloc, floccule - a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquidHAZMAT - an abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs; "NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL"aggregate - material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plasterraw material, staple - material suitable for manufacture or use or finishingsorbate - a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorptionsorbent, sorbent material - a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorptiondiamagnet - a substance that exhibits diamagnetismmineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical compositionrock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material - a substance that unites or bonds surfaces togethersealing material - any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surfaceanimal material - material derived from animalsfluff - any light downy materialbimetal - material made by bonding together sheets of two different metalsabradant, abrasive, abrasive material - a substance that abrades or wears downchemical, chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or moleculescomposite material - strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemicallyconductor - a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heatdielectric, insulator, nonconductor - a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivitycontaminant, contamination - a substance that contaminatesparticulate, particulate matter - a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)dust - free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"elastomer - any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)earth, ground - the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"emission, discharge - a substance that is emitted or releaseddetritus - loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rockswaste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarnfilling, fill - any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench"foam - a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacturehomogenate - material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed); "liver homogenate"humate - material that is high in humic acidsimpregnation - material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grassespacking, packing material, wadding - any material used especially to protect somethingcoloring material, colour, colouring material, color - any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim" | | 2. |  material - information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"info, information - a message received and understoodrehash - old material that is slightly reworked and used again; "merely a dull rehash of his first novel"copy - material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes make good copy" | | 3. |  material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"cloth, fabric, textileartefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a wholeaba - a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hairacrylic - a synthetic fabricAertex - a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwearalpaca - a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that woolbaize - a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tablesbasket weave - a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basketbatik - a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wantedbatiste - a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dressesbelting - the material of which belts are madebombazine - a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted; "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments"boucle - a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effectbroadcloth - a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise ribbroadcloth - a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finishbrocade - thick heavy expensive material with a raised patternbuckram - a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothingbunting - a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.calico - coarse cloth with a bright printcambric - a finely woven white linencamelhair, camel's hair - a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camelcamlet - a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's haircamo, camouflage - fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the backgroundcanopy - the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with aircanvas, canvass - a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)cashmere - a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goatcerecloth - a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroudchallis - a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)chambray - a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warpchenille - a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreadschiffon - a sheer fabric of silk or rayonchino - a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniformschintz - a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabriccoating - a heavy fabric suitable for coatscobweb - a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spidercorduroy, cord - a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cottoncotton - fabric woven from cotton fibersCanton flannel, cotton flannel - a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one sidecrape, crepe - a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surfacecretonne - an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperiescrinoline - a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothingdamask - a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into itdungaree, jean, denim - a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabricdiamante - fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestonesdiaper - a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figuresdimity - a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtainsdoeskin - a fine smooth soft woolen fabricdrapery - cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose foldsduck - a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tentsduffel, duffle - a coarse heavy woolen fabricedging - border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)elastic - a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic materialetamin, etamine - a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc.faille - a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cottonfelt - a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibersvulcanized fiber, fibre, fiber - a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or clothflannel - a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothingflannelette - a cotton fabric imitating flannelfleece - a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothingfoulard - a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design) | | 4. |  material - things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a servicepackaging - material used to make packagesrailing - material for making rails or rails collectivelyroofing - material used to construct a roof | | 5. | material - a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission | | Adj. | 1. |  material - concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"worldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" | | 2. | material - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"substantial, material, real - having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespearenonmaterial, immaterial - not consisting of matter; "immaterial apparitions"; "ghosts and other immaterial entities" | | 3. | material - directly relevant to a matter especially a law case; "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"immaterial - of no importance or relevance especially to a law case; "an objection that is immaterial after the fact" | | 4. |  material - concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; "material needs"; "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Rooseveltphysical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" | | 5. | material - having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowettcorporealbodied - having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination; "strong-bodied"; "big-bodied" | | 6. | material - having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespearesubstantial, realmaterial - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe" |
materialnoun1. substance, body, matter, stuff, elements, constituents the decomposition of organic material2. cloth, stuff, fabric, textile the thick material of her skirt3. information, work, details, facts, notes, evidence, particulars, data, info (informal), subject matter, documentation In my version of the story, I added some new material.plural noun1. stuff, things, articles, items, necessaries loo rolls, light bulbs, cleaning materialsadjective1. physical, worldly, solid, substantial, concrete, fleshly, bodily, tangible, palpable, corporeal, nonspiritual the material world2. sensual, physical, fleshly, bodily, corporal, materialistic, carnal the renunciation of material pleasures3. relevant, important, significant, essential, vital, key, serious, grave, meaningful, applicable, indispensable, momentous, weighty, pertinent, consequential, apposite, apropos, germane The company failed to disclose material information.materialnoun1. That from which things are or can be made:matter, stuff, substance.Idiom: grist for one's mill.2. Things needed for a task, journey, or other purpose.Used in plural:accouterment (often used in plural), apparatus, equipment, gear, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle, thing (used in plural), turnout.3. The basic substance or essential elements of character that qualify a person for a specified role:stuff, timber.adjective1. Composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the senses:concrete, corporeal, objective, phenomenal, physical, sensible, substantial, tangible.2. Of or preoccupied with material rather than spiritual or intellectual things:materialistic, sensual.3. Related to the matter at hand:applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, pertinent, relevant.Idiom: to the point.4. Having great significance:big, consequential, considerable, historic, important, large, meaningful, monumental, significant, substantial.Translationsmaterial (məˈtiəriəl) noun1. anything out of which something is, or may be, made. Tables are usually made from solid material such as wood. 材料 材料2. cloth. I'd like three metres of blue woollen material. 布料 布料 adjective1. consisting of solid(s), liquid(s), gas(es) or any combination of these. the material world. 物質的 物质的2. belonging to the world; not spiritual. He wanted material things like money, possessions and power. 世俗的 世俗的，物质上的 3. essential or important. evidence that is material to his defence. 重要的 重要的maˈterially adverb to a great or important extent. Circumstances have changed materially. 大幅地，實質地 显著地maˈterialize, maˈterialise verb1. to take solid or bodily form. The figure materialized as we watched with astonishment. 具體化，成形 具体化，使物质化 2. (of something expected or hoped for) to happen. I don't think her plans will materialize. 落實 实现maˌterialiˈzation, maˌterialiˈsation noun 具體化，成形，落實 物质化，具体化 - What is the material? → 这是什么材料制作的？
IdiomsSeetime and materialmaterial
material1. cloth or fabric 2. Philosophy composed of or relating to physical as opposed to mental or spiritual substance 3. Philosophy of or relating to matter as opposed to form 4. Law relevant to the issue before court: applied esp to facts or testimony of much significance material
ma·te·ri·al (mă-tē'rē-ăl), That of which something is made or composed; the constituent element of a substance. [L. materialis, fr. materia, substance] material (1) Stuff (generally informal); matter (generally formal).
(2) Fabric, cloth.material Vox populi Stuff; lots of stuff; related stuff. See Barium contrast material, Biomaterial, Cross-reacting material, Flammable material, Healos bone-grafting material, Interphotoreceptor material, Licensed material, Open cell material, Pressure-generating material, Pyrophoric material, Radioactive material, Reactive material, Water-reactive material, Z-band material. ma·te·ri·al (mă-tēr'ē-ăl) That of which something is made or composed; the constituent element of a substance. material the sample available for any study in TAXONOMY.ma·te·ri·al (mă-tēr'ē-ăl) That of which something is made or composed. [L. materialis, fr. materia, substance]Patient discussion about materialQ. What is the ingredient in perfume or Cologne that will trigger an asthma attack? There is something in cologne/perfume that's not in body spray that triggers my asthma. I went out with a friend and he had on cologne and my asthma starting bothering me. Before going out my asthma hadn't bothered me in months because I stay away from things that may trigger an attack. This often happens with other things like bleach, ajax or any bad odorA. Anything that irritates the nose and bronchi can cause an attack. No one really knows why...but it does. Cigarettes and pollution are common cause also. More discussions about materialMaterial
Related to Material: materiel, Material Design, Material scienceMaterialImportant; affecting the merits of a case; causing a particular course of action; significant; substantial. A description of the quality of evidence that possesses such substantial Probative value as to establish the truth or falsity of a point in issue in a lawsuit. A material fact is an occurrence, event, or information that is sufficiently significant to influence an individual into acting in a certain way, such as entering into a contract. In formal court procedures, a material fact is anything needed to prove one party's case, or tending to establish a point that is crucial to a person's position. A material issue is a question that is in dispute between two parties involved in litigation, and that must be answered in order for the conflict to be resolved. A material witness is a person whose testimony is a necessary element of a lawsuit. An individual who is considered a material witness can be compelled to appear in court and provide testimony. In the event that the person's safety is endangered as a result of his or her planned or actual testimony, he or she may be given legal protection or held in Protective Custody. materialadj. 1) relevant and significant in a lawsuit, as in "material evidence" as distinguished from totally irrelevant or of such minor importance that the court will either ignore it, rule it immaterial if objected to, or not allow lengthy testimony upon such a matter. 2) "material breach" of a contract is a valid excuse by the other party not to perform. However, an insignificant divergence from the terms of the contract is not a material breach. material
Material1. Describing information that is or may be relevant for a firm's operations. For example, if a VCR company is experiencing a dearth of demand because most of its potential customers are buying DVD players, this is material information that will likely need to be disclosed to shareholders. See also: Immaterial.
2. Raw substances that a company uses to make its product. For example, an oil refinery's material is crude oil, which it makes into refined oil.material Of sufficient importance or relevance as to have possible significant influence on an outcome. For example, the possibility that a firm might lose its right to operate a number of television stations because competitors have filed with the Federal Communications Commission for those licenses would be a material fact in preparing the firm's financial statements. Compare immaterial.See MTRL
See MATLmaterial
Related to material: materiel, Material Design, Material scienceSynonyms for materialnoun substanceSynonyms- substance
- body
- matter
- stuff
- elements
- constituents
noun clothSynonymsnoun informationSynonyms- information
- work
- details
- facts
- notes
- evidence
- particulars
- data
- info
- subject matter
- documentation
noun stuffSynonyms- stuff
- things
- articles
- items
- necessaries
adj physicalSynonyms- physical
- worldly
- solid
- substantial
- concrete
- fleshly
- bodily
- tangible
- palpable
- corporeal
- nonspiritual
adj sensualSynonyms- sensual
- physical
- fleshly
- bodily
- corporal
- materialistic
- carnal
adj relevantSynonyms- relevant
- important
- significant
- essential
- vital
- key
- serious
- grave
- meaningful
- applicable
- indispensable
- momentous
- weighty
- pertinent
- consequential
- apposite
- apropos
- germane
Synonyms for materialnoun that from which things are or can be madeSynonymsnoun things needed for a task, journey, or other purposeSynonyms- accouterment
- apparatus
- equipment
- gear
- materiel
- outfit
- paraphernalia
- rig
- tackle
- thing
- turnout
noun the basic substance or essential elements of character that qualify a person for a specified roleSynonymsadj composed of or relating to things that occupy space and can be perceived by the sensesSynonyms- concrete
- corporeal
- objective
- phenomenal
- physical
- sensible
- substantial
- tangible
adj of or preoccupied with material rather than spiritual or intellectual thingsSynonymsadj related to the matter at handSynonyms- applicable
- apposite
- apropos
- germane
- pertinent
- relevant
adj having great significanceSynonyms- big
- consequential
- considerable
- historic
- important
- large
- meaningful
- monumental
- significant
- substantial
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