material

Signification

Adj

1. Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
2. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
3. Significant.

Noun

1. Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
2. Text written for a specific purpose.
3. A sample or specimens for study.
4. Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.
5. A person, or people collectively, who are qualified for a certain position or activity.
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. An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.
9. All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard.

Verb

To form from matter; to materialize.

Coupé comme

ma‧te‧ri‧al

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/

Étymologie

From Middle English material, from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria (“wood, material, substance”), from māter (“mother”). Displaced native Middle English andweorc, andwork (“material, matter”) (from Old English andweorc (“matter, substance, material”)). Doublet of materiel.

Phrases

The type material is preserved in the collection of the Redpath Museum .

Le matériau de type est conservé dans la collection du Musée Redpath.

It uses material written by Stravinsky for aborted film projects .

Il utilise du matériel écrit par Stravinsky pour des projets de film abandonnés.