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material::noun | Spocien Dictionary

material
noun
/mə'tiriəl/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Type Words
Synonyms cloth, fabric, textile
Type of artifact, artefact
Has types diamante, acrylic, hair, haircloth, herringbone, homespun, hopsack, hopsacking, horsehair, imitation leather, jaconet, jacquard, jean, khaddar, khadi, khaki, knit, lace, lame, leatherette, linen, linsey-woolsey, lint, lisle, macintosh, mackinaw, mackintosh, madras, marseille, mesh, meshing, meshwork, metallic, mohair, moire, moleskin, monk's cloth, moquette, moreen, motley, mousseline de sole, muslin, nankeen, net, network, ninon, nylon, oilcloth, olive drab, organza, paisley, panting, pepper-and-salt, percale, permanent press, piece of cloth, piece of material, pilot cloth, pina cloth, pinstripe, pique, plaid, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, print, quilting, rayon, rep, repp, sackcloth, sacking, sailcloth, samite, sateen, satin, satinet, satinette, screening, scrim, seersucker, serge, shag, shantung, sharkskin, sheeting, shirting, shirttail, silesia, silk, spandex, sponge cloth, stammel, suede, suede cloth, suiting, swan's down, taffeta, tammy, tapa, tapestry, tapis, tappa, tartan, terry, terry cloth, terrycloth, ticking, toweling, towelling, trousering, tweed, twill, upholstery material, velcro, velour, velours, velvet, velveteen, vicuna, viyella, voile, vulcanized fiber, wash-and-wear, watered-silk, waterproof, web, webbing, whipcord, wincey, wire cloth, wool, woolen, woollen, worsted, yoke, aertex, alpaca, bagging, baize, basket weave, batik, batiste, belting, bombazine, boucle, broadcloth, brocade, buckram, bunting, calico, cambric, camel's hair, camelhair, camlet, camo, camouflage, canopy, canton flannel, canvas, canvass, cashmere, cerecloth, challis, chambray, chenille, chiffon, chino, chintz, coating, cobweb, cord, corduroy, cotton, cotton flannel, crape, crepe, cretonne, crinoline, damask, denim, aba, diaper, dimity, doeskin, drapery, duck, duffel, duffle, dungaree, durable press, elastic, etamin, etamine, faille, felt, fiber, fibre, flannel, flannelette, fleece, foulard, frieze, fustian, gabardine, georgette, gingham, grogram, grosgrain


she measured off enough material for a dress.

material::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

material
adjective
/mə'tiriəl/
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
Type Words
Synonyms real, substantial

material::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

material
adjective
/mə'tiriəl/
having material or physical form or substance
Type Words
Synonyms corporeal
Derivation materiality

material::noun | Spocien Dictionary

material
noun
/mə'tiriəl/
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
Type Words
Synonyms stuff
Type of substance
Has types bimetal, chemical, chemical substance, precursor, translucent substance, transparent substance, mineral, bedding material, sealing material, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material, composite material, conductor, contaminant, contamination, molecule, bedding, insulator, ballast, corpuscle, plant material, undercut, impregnation, mote, waste material, atom, abradant, abrasive, detergent builder, detritus, diamagnet, plant substance, vernix, dielectric, discharge, nonconductor, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, vernix caseosa, packing, dust, earth, abrasive material, packing material, elastomer, emission, speck, homogenate, paper, particle, fiber, particulate, fibre, particulate matter, fill, filling, adhesive, adhesive material, staple, stone, floc, floccule, fluff, foam, animal material, ammunition, humate, raw material, rock, litter, thickener, thickening, radioactive material, toner, waste product, waste matter, waste, builder, recycling, rind, adhesive agent, aggregate, ground, wad, wadding, hazmat


coal is a hard black material.

material::noun | Spocien Dictionary

material
noun
/mə'tiriəl/
a person judged suitable for admission or employment
Type Words
Type of applicant, applier


he was university material.
she was vice-presidential material.

material::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

material
adjective
/mə'tiriəl/
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
Type Words


material needs.
the moral and material welfare of all good citizens.

material::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

material
adjective
/mə'tiriəl/
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
Type Words


material possessions.
material wealth.
material comforts.

material::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

material
adjective
/mə'tiriəl/
derived from or composed of matter
Type Words
Derivation materiality


the material universe.

material::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

material
adjective
/mə'tiriəl/
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
Type Words
Derivation materiality


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.

material::noun | Spocien Dictionary

material
noun
/mə'tiriəl/
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
Type Words
Type of info, information
Has types copy, rehash


the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography.

material::noun | Spocien Dictionary

material
noun
/mə'tiriəl/
things needed for doing or making something
Type Words
Type of equipment
Has types packaging, roofing, railing


writing materials.
useful teaching materials.

Examples of material

material
Light strands connected to wreaths, garlands, or other material cannot be taken.
From the dailyherald.com
Leg muscles are wrapped into separate compartments with tough wrapping material.
From the stltoday.com
Citizens unloaded voting material at Tali, in southern Sudan, earlier this week.
From the washingtontimes.com
The SEC likes cleaner cases in which the information is more obviously material.
From the bloomberg.com
It's only material for sick adults who themselves engage in lascivious behavior.
From the democratandchronicle.com
They're constantly thinking of what's next or how they can explore old material.
From the timesunion.com
Admittedly, there is enough source material to do so if the musicians wanted to.
From the kentucky.com
What they had done was view extremist material widely available on the internet.
From the voanews.com
When the salvaged material was no longer available, similar materials were used.
From the kansas.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"
  • Derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • Fabric: 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"
  • Material is anything made of matter, constituted of one or more substances. Wood, cement, hydrogen, air and water are all examples of materials. ...
  • Material, also stylized as material, is Japanese singer-songwriter ACO's fifth studio album, released on May 23, 2001.
  • Material is a musical group formed in 1979 and led by bass guitarist Bill Laswell.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.