material

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
2. (masculine) material (sample or specimens for study)
3. (masculine) material (sample or specimens for study)
4. (masculine) tackle; supplies; gear; rig (objects collected for use in a particular activity)

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine) material (relating to or composed of matter)
2. (feminine, masculine) material; worldly (relating to physical rather than spiritual matters)
3. (derogatory, feminine, masculine) materialistic; consumeristic (obsessed with consumer goods)

Concepts

material

stuff

data

physical

materials

stock

substantial

throughput

worldly

information

building block

troughput

content

footage

input

Synonyms

materiais

terreno

Translations

material

materiale

material

matériel

matériau

materieel

Material

materiaal

grondstof

materiell

υλικός

Zutat

matière

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ma.te.ɾiˈaw/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria (“wood, material, substance”), from māter (“mother”). By surface analysis, matéria + -al.

Sentences

O material é de alta qualidade e francamente recomendado .

The material is of high quality and highly recommended.

Material de merchandising no qual a campanha promocional valenciana aparece explicitamente .

Merchandising material in which the Valencian promotional campaign appears explicitly.