material
/məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/
A basic matter from which the whole or the greater part of something physical is made; A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity; The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of
- plural
- materials
Meanings
- 1
A basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric, etc.) is made
She is collecting material for a book.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
His material is good quality.
Tatoeba · Jenzibah · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity
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The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of
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Apparatus for doing or making somethingrare
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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 conclusionsrare
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Fabric, which can be made into a garments, curtains, etc; especially, woven fabric (cloth)rare
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An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the displayrare
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All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the kingrare
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The ingredients for making whisky punchrare
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The materiel of an armyrare