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Webster 1913 Edition
Material
Ma-te′ri-al
,Adj.
1.
Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical;
as,
. material
substance or bodiesThe
material
elements of the universe. Whewell.
2.
Hence:
Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the
mental
or moral
nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts; as,
. material
well-being; material
comforts3.
Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important; significant.
Discourse, which was always
material
, never trifling. Evelyn.
I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most
material
to our present purpose. Locke.
Ma-te′ri-al
,Noun.
The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.
Raw material
, any crude, unfinished, or elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of skilled labor.
Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are
.raw material
Ma-te′ri-al
,Verb.
T.
To form from matter; to materialize.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Material
MATE'RIAL
,Adj.
1.
Consisting of matter; not spiritual; as material substance; material bodies.2.
Important; momentous; more or less necessary; having influence or effect. Hold them for catholics or heretics, it is not a thing very material in this question.
In the account of simple ideas, I shall set down only such as are most material to our present purpose.
So we say, a material point; a material fault or error; a material fact or consideration.
3.
Not formal; substantial.4.
Furnishing materials; as material men.MATE'RIAL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
materiál
materiál
Czech
Noun
materiál m
- material (matter which may be shaped or manipulated)
Declension
Declension of materiál