Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: material

'material'

[material.n.01] as in: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

Examples:
coal is a hard black material
wheat is the stuff they use to make bread

'material'

[material.n.02] as in: information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form

Examples:
the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography

'material'

[fabric.n.01] as in: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Examples:
the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
she measured off enough material for a dress

'material'

[material.n.04] as in: things needed for doing or making something

Examples:
writing materials
useful teaching materials

'material'

[material.n.05] as in: a person judged suitable for admission or employment

Examples:
he was university material
she was vice-presidential material

'material'

[material.s.01] as in: concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

Examples:
material possessions
material wealth
material comforts

'material'

[material.a.02] as in: derived from or composed of matter

Examples:
the material universe

'material'

[material.a.03] as in: directly relevant to a matter especially a law case

Examples:
his support made a material difference
evidence material to the issue at hand
facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts
a material witness

'material'

[material.s.02] as in: concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being; ; - T.Roosevelt

Examples:
material needs
the moral and material welfare of all good citizens

'material'

[corporeal.a.01] as in: having material or physical form or substance; - Benjamin Jowett

Examples:
that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible

'material'

[substantial.a.03] as in: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; ; ; - Shakespeare

Examples:
the substantial world
a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
most ponderous and substantial things

Origins

					material (English)
└── material (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── materialis (Latin)
        └── materia (Latin)
            └── mater (Latin)