
The material elements of the universe.
- Whewell.
Discourse, which was always material, never trifling.
- Evelyn.
4.(Logic.) Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter.
Material cause
See under Cause.
Material evidence
- Wharton.
n.1.The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.
Raw material
v. t.1.To form from matter; to materialize.
Synonyms: stuff
3.material - things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
Synonyms: cloth, fabric, textile
5.material - a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material"
Adj.1.material - concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"
2.material - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe"
nonmaterial, 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"
5.material - having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
Synonyms: corporeal
Synonyms: substantial, real
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