material
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Etymology
From Middle English material from Late Latin materialis, from Latin materia "wood, material, substance" from mater "mother". Displaced native Middle English andweorc, andwork "material, matter" (from Old English andweorc "matter, substance, material").
Adjective
material (comparative more material, superlative most material)
- Having to do with matter.
- This compound has a number of interesting material properties.
- Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
- Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a good life.
- Significant.
- You've made several material contributions to this project.
- This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.
Antonyms
- (wordly): spiritual
- (significant): immaterial
Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: MaterialWikipedia material (plural materials)
- Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
- Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
- Text written for a specific purpose.
- We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.
- A sample or specimens for study.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
- Cloth to be made into a garment.
- You'll need about a yard of material to make this.
- 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.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:material
Translations
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Related terms
- matter
- material breach
- material girl
- material science
- materials science
- material world
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Latin materialis
Noun
material m. (plural materials)
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Latin materialis
Noun
material
Declension
declension of material| nominative | material |
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| genitive | materialnıñ |
| dative | materialğa |
| accusative | materialnı |
| locative | materialda |
| ablative | materialdan |
References
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
Galician
Noun
material m. (plural materiais)
Spanish
Adjective
material m. and f. (plural materiales)
Noun
material m. (plural materiales)
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In 2008, Google announced that its search engine had crawled, that is, collected and indexed material from, one trillion unique URLs, or Web addresses. ...
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This is a short tutorial that explains how to create a stone material in 3ds max without using any textures only procedural maps The tutorial has been written for vray but the same concept
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[MW:6884] ultrasonic testing in raw . material. . Dear all. Anybody can suggest for following request. Which types defect may probabaly occurs in rolling plate. so that I can able to select the probe type ( Normal or Angle) for ultrasonic ...
Q. I live in a townhouse that shares a common wall with a neighbor who insists on using house as studio for his garage band. The noise is coming through my ceiling so I am thinking of laying some material in the ceiling. I'd prefer to recycle material. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Asked by jmirasol2003 - Sat Aug 30 09:29:22 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Use cellulose insulation. It's 99% recycled and has a better sound and fire rating than fiberglass, and is less costly. The party wall maybe part of the problem also. That can be solved by drilling holes in the wall and blowing cellulose in. That I would recommend an insulation contractor to do, If you've never done it before you could end up with dry wall screws popping.
Answered by rlstaehle - Wed Sep 3 14:36:38 2008


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