material - Meaning in Konkani

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material - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of material in English

material adjective

1. having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

   Synonyms

   real, substantial

   Examples

   • "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"
   • "the substantial world"
   • "The wind was violent and felt substantial enough to lean against"
2. derived from or composed of matter

   Example

   • "the material universe"
3. having material or physical form or substance

   Synonyms

   corporeal

   Example

   • "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible"
4. directly relevant to a matter especially a law case

   Examples

   • "a material witness"
   • "evidence material to the issue at hand"
   • "facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts"
   • "his support made a material difference"
5. concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being

   Examples

   • "material needs"
   • "the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"
6. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

   Examples

   • "material comforts"
   • "material possessions"
   • "material wealth"

material noun

1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

   Synonyms

   cloth, cloth, fabric, textile

   Examples

   • "she measured off enough material for a dress"
   • "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"
   • "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"
2. things needed for doing or making something

   Examples

   • "useful teaching materials"
   • "writing materials"
3. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form

   Example

   • "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
4. a person judged suitable for admission or employment

   Examples

   • "he was university material"
   • "she was vice-presidential material"
5. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

   Synonyms

   stuff

   Examples

   • "coal is a hard black material"
   • "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

Description

A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their geological origin or biological function. Materials science is the study of materials, their properties and their applications.

Also see "Material" on Wikipedia

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