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Meanings of material in English

Portuguese
rede
Catalan
tela
Spanish
tela
Wikidata

Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.

rede
Russian
материал
Portuguese
material
Spanish
material
Catalan
material

Substance that can occur in different amounts, all with some similar [mixture of some] characteristics, and of which objects can be made up.

материал
Portuguese
corpóreo
Spanish
material

Having material or physical form or substance.

Related terms
corpóreo
Portuguese
materiais
Catalan
material
Spanish
material

The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.

materiais
Usage of material in English
1
There can be no material security or economic democracy without political democracy.
The God That Failed
2
Photo: RNZ However he said his source might make the material public.
Radio NZ
3
As recently as late April, No Doubt were still writing new material.
The Guardian
4
In addition, material costs -including steel prices -continue to rise.
Reuters
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However, he doesn't believe the site is generating enough fresh material yet.
Wired
6
Prior health research misconduct has been documented, particularly when obtaining genetic material.
Pubmed
7
Let us suppose that material bodies-inour case, water-arecomposed of atoms.
Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
8
In the language is the material, and in the rhythm the polish.
The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
9
However, material resources may be a sore point from start to finish!
The South African
10
However, with ongoing studies into these matters, reference material becomes outdated quickly.
A Wiccan Bible
11
She said: It is clear that this material does not spread easily.
The Guardian
12
It is a relatively new material, I think, used since about 2000.
The Irish Times
13
It also said it had material problems with its financial controls then.
Reuters
14
Practical and material matters are likely to present something of a challenge.
The South African
15
However, the over-exploitation of the popular source material seems a missed opportunity.
The Irish Times
16
Dangerous material was to have been destroyed or locked away years ago.
The panic zone
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Common
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