material
[ muh-teer-ee-uhl ]
/ məˈtɪər i əl /
noun
adjective
Origin of material
synonym study for material
1. See
matter.
OTHER WORDS FROM material
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH material
material matérielWords nearby material
Example sentences from the Web for materials
British Dictionary definitions for materials (1 of 2)
materials
/ (məˈtɪərɪəlz) /
pl n
the equipment necessary for a particular activity
British Dictionary definitions for materials (2 of 2)
material
/ (məˈtɪərɪəl) /
noun
adjective
See also
materials
Derived forms of material
materialness, nounWord Origin for material
C14: via French from Late Latin
māteriālis, from Latin
māteria
matter