Complete Definition of "material"

see|materia�
wikipedia|dab=material (disambiguation)|material
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-material.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From LL. materialis, from L. materia.

Adjective
en-adj-more-most

  1. Having to do with matter.

#: This compound has a number of interesting material properties.

  1. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.

#: Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a good life.

  1. significant

#: You've made several material contributions to this project.
#: This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.

Translations
trans-top|related to matter
Danish: t-|da|materiel
Dutch: materieel, materiële
Finnish: t+|fi|materiaali
Galician: t-|gl|material|xs=Galician f,m
trans-mid
Norwegian: materiell
Russian: ма�е�иал�н�й (matériál�nyj)
Swedish: material-
Spanish: material f,m
trans-bottom

trans-top|worldly
Danish: t-|da|materiel
Dutch: materieel, materiële, wereldlijk, wereldlijke
Finnish: t+|fi|materiaali
French: t+|fr|matériel
Galician: t-|gl|material|xs=Galician f,m
trans-mid
Norwegian: materiell
Russian: ма�е�иал�н�й (matériál�nyj)
Spanish: material m|f
Swedish: materiell
trans-bottom

trans-top|significant
Galician: t-|gl|significativo|xsGalician m, t-|gl|significativa|xsGalician f
trans-mid
Spanish: t-|es|significativo m, t-|es|significativa f
trans-bottom

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

  1. Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.

#: Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.

  1. Cloth to be made into a garment.

#: You'll need about a yard of material to make this.

  1. (entertainment) Things written to be performed.

#: We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.

  1. A person who is qualified for a certain position or activity.

#: Joe Manchin is a great governor, and I also believe he is presidential material.

Translations
trans-top|matter
Danish: t-|da|materiale|n
Dutch: materiaal n, grondstof f
Finnish: materiaali, raaka-aine
French: matériau
Galician: t-|gl|material|xs=Galician m
trans-mid
German: Material n, Rohstoff m
Japanese: �質 (busshitsu)
Norwegian: t-|no|materiale|n
Spanish: t+|es|material m
Swedish: t+|sv|material|n
trans-bottom

trans-top|cloth
Danish: t-|da|stof|n
Dutch: materiaal n, naaigoed n
German: t-|de|stoff|m
trans-mid
Japanese: 素� (sozai), �� (kiji)
Norwegian: stoff n, tøy n
trans-bottom

trans-top|entertainment
Danish: t-|da|materiale|n, t-|da|stof|n
Dutch: materiaal n
German: t-|de|Material|n
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (shiry�), �� (daizai)
Norwegian: t+|no|stoff
Swedish: t+|sv|material|n
trans-bottom

trans-top|person
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
matter
material breach
material science
materials science

See also
materiel

Category:1000 English basic words


Crimean Tatar

Etymology
L.|crh materialis#Latin|materialis - material, substantial.

Noun
material

  1. material#English|material.

Declension
crh-latin-noun|nıñ|ga|nı|da|dan

References
R:Useinov-Mireev 2002

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Revision and Credits for"material"
  • 2007-11-22 09:42 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/194.72.50.163|194.72.50.163]] ([[User_talk:194.72.50.163|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Tbot|Tbot]]

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