amerikai:
brit:
1. Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
2. Text written for a specific purpose.
We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.
3. A sample or specimens for study.
4. Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.
You'll need about a yard of material to make this.
5. The people collectively who are qualified for a certain position or activity.
He is not the only one. I believe we have lots of presidential material in various public offices.
6. Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.
7. The substance that something is made or composed of.
8. All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard.
1. To form from matter; to materialize.
1. Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
This compound has a number of interesting material properties.
2. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a happy life.
Ellentétek: spiritual
3. Significant.
This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.
Ellentétek: immaterial