material — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.

   Esempi

   This compound has a number of interesting material properties.

   the material elements of the universe

2. Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; corporeal; bodily.

   Contrari

   spiritual

   Esempi

   material needs

3. Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, as distinguished from the form of it, especially empirical.

   Esempi

   material cause

   the material aspect of being

4. Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial.

   Uso

   • especially

   Contrari

   immaterial

   Esempi

   found a material difference between two things

   You've made several material contributions to this project.

   Altri esempi (3)

   This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.

   discourse, which was always material, not trifling

   I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most material to our present purpose.

5. Relating to or concerned with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual, especially excessively so; materialistic.

   Esempi

   the material world

   interested only in material progress

   Altri esempi (2)

   Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a happy life.

   'Cause we are living in a material world / And I am a material girl / You know that we are living in a material world / And I am a material girl

6. Full of substance or otherwise meaning.

   Uso

   • obsoleto

   Sinonimi

   bulkymassivesolidmeaty

7. In an important degree.

   Uso

   • obsoleto

Sostantivo

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.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Sinonimi

   raw material

   Esempi

   Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.

   Altri esempi (2)

   In trumpets for assisting the hearing, all reverbation of the trumpet must be avoided. It must be made thick, of the least elastic materials, and covered with cloth externally. For all reverbation lasts for a short time, and produces new sounds which mix with those which are coming in.

   Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

2. A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity.

   Uso

   • collective
   • numerabile
   • sometimes
   • non numerabile

   Sinonimi

   appoint

   Esempi

   boy/girlfriend material

   marriage material

   Altri esempi (2)

   We have lots of presidential material in various public offices.

   Before she married her husband, Kiersten Little considered him ideal father material.

3. Apparatus for doing or making something.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • plural
   • non numerabile
   • usually

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.

4. 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 conclusions.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   teaching materials

   We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.

   Altri esempi (1)

   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[…]

5. Fabric, which can be made into a garments, curtains, etc; especially, woven fabric (cloth).

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   a piece of material

   You'll need about a yard of material to make this.

   Altri esempi (1)

   Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.

6. The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   The solid materials of the mixture will settle to the bottom of the container.

   The material of his character was basically good.

   Altri esempi (2)

   […] I beleeve that as they ſay of the materialls of the world, they would ſoone diſolve if the ſoule of it were taken away […]

   As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

7. An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

8. All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the king.

   Uso

   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

9. The ingredients for making whisky punch.

   Uso

   • Ireland
   • arcaico
   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Sinonimi

   matts

10. The materiel of an army.

    Uso

    • numerabile
    • raro
    • non numerabile

11. Things that are material.

    Uso

    • numerabile
    • obsoleto
    • non numerabile

Verbo

1. To form from matter; to materialize.

   Uso

   • obsoleto
   • transitivo

   Esempi

   I believe that the whole frame of a beast doth perish, and is left in the same state after death as before it was materialled unto life.

Aggettivo

1. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

   Esempi

   material possessions

   material wealth

   Altri esempi (1)

   material comforts

2. derived from or composed of matter

   Contrari

   immaterial

   Esempi

   the material universe

3. directly relevant to a matter especially a law case

   Contrari

   immaterial

   Esempi

   his support made a material difference

   evidence material to the issue at hand

   Altri esempi (2)

   facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts

   a material witness

4. concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being

   Esempi

   material needs

5. having material or physical form or substance

   Sinonimi

   corporeal

6. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

   Sinonimi

   substantialreal

   Esempi

   the substantial world

   a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical

   Altri esempi (1)

   The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against

Sostantivo

1. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

   Sinonimi

   stuff

   Termini più generali

   substance

   Esempi

   coal is a hard black material

   wheat is the stuff they use to make bread

2. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form

   Termini più generali

   informationinfo

   Esempi

   the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography

3. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

   Sinonimi

   fabricclothtextile

   Termini più generali

   artifactartefact

   Esempi

   the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent

   woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC

   Altri esempi (1)

   she measured off enough material for a dress

4. things needed for doing or making something

   Termini più generali

   equipment

   Esempi

   writing materials

   useful teaching materials

5. a person judged suitable for admission or employment

   Termini più generali

   applicantapplier

   Esempi

   he was university material

   she was vice-presidential material