Definitions
1.AdjectiveOf, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical."This compound has a number of interesting material properties."
2.AdjectiveOf, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; corporeal; bodily."material needs"
3.AdjectiveOf or relating to the matter of reasoning, as distinguished from the form of it, especially empirical."material cause; the material aspect of being"
4.AdjectiveHaving real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial."found a material difference between two things; You've made several material contributions to this project.; This is the most material fact in this lawsuit."
5.AdjectiveRelating to or concerned with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual, especially excessively so; materialistic."the material world; interested only in material progress; Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a happy life."
6.AdjectiveFull of substance or otherwise meaning.
7.AdjectiveIn an important degree.
8.NounA 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."
9.NounA person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity."boy/girlfriend material; marriage material; We have lots of presidential material in various public offices."
10.NounApparatus for doing or making something.
11.NounSomething (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."teaching materials; We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline."
12.NounFabric, which can be made into a garments, curtains, etc; especially, woven fabric (cloth)."a piece of material; You'll need about a yard of material to make this."
13.NounThe elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of."The solid materials of the mixture will settle to the bottom of the container.; The material of his character was basically good."
14.NounAn element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.
15.NounAll of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the king.
16.NounThe ingredients for making whisky punch.
17.NounThe materiel of an army.
18.NounThings that are material.
19.VerbTo form from matter; to materialize.