Meanings (ES + gloss)
material
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.
Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
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…
material
An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.
Phrases
active materialantimaterialarchaeomaterialarcheomaterialastromaterialbill of materialbimaterialbiomaterialbomb materialbuilding materialchild sexual abuse materialcollateral materialcomposite materialcryptomaterialecomaterialgenetic materialgenuine issue of material factgeomaterialhazardous materialhazmatmaterial actionmaterial conditionalmaterial culturematerial factmaterial handlingmaterial heresymaterial implicationmaterial logicmaterial nounmaterial sciencematerial supportmaterial witnessmaterialisationmaterialisematerialismmaterialistmaterializationmaterializemateriallymaterialness
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