26984 words

material

14 definitions • 24 examples
1
a physical substance that things can be made from:

Examples:

Crude oil is used as the raw (= basic) material for making plastics.
2
information used when writing something such as a book, or information produced in various forms to help people or to advertise products:

Examples:

I'm in the process of collecting material for an article that I'm writing.
3
cloth that can be used to make things such as clothes:

Examples:

How much material will you need to make the skirt?
4
equipment that you need for a particular activity:

Examples:

"Do we need any writing materials?" "Only a pen and a pencil."
5
relating to physical objects or money rather than emotions or the spiritual world:

Examples:

the material world
Material wealth never interested her.
6
important or having an important effect:

Examples:

If you have any information that is material to the investigation, you should state it now.
7
a type of physical thing, such as wood, stone, or plastic, having qualities that allow it to be used to make other things:

Examples:

a hard/soft material
8
cloth that can be used to make clothes, curtains, etc.:

Examples:

[ U ] What kind of material are you going to use for the curtains?
9

Examples:

[ C usually pl ] The money will be spent on educational materials.
10
information used when writing something such as a book, or information produced to help people or to advertise products:

Examples:

[ U ] He is working in the library gathering material for the article he is writing.
11
a physical substance that things can be made from:
12

Examples:

publicity/marketing/promotional material According to their publicity material, the new rates are the lowest in the UK.
teaching/training materials The video and other training materials were created in-house.
printed/published material Some people prefer to receive information face-to-face, rather than through published material.
13
information used when writing something:

Examples:

She gave me a lot of useful material for my presentation.
The journalist had been collecting material for an article on the President.
14
relating to physical objects or money:

Examples:

Increased material wealth is delivered by today's economic system.
He cares more about job satisfaction than material things.

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