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material — [14] Etymologically, material is simply a derivative of matter. It comes via Old French materiel from late Latin māteriālis, a derivative of Latin māteria ‘matter’ (source of English matter). The modern French form of the word was reborrowed as… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
material — [14] Etymologically, material is simply a derivative of matter. It comes via Old French materiel from late Latin māteriālis, a derivative of Latin māteria ‘matter’ (source of English matter). The modern French form of the word was reborrowed as… … Word origins
matter — medžiaga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. material; matter; substance vok. Material, n; Stoff, m; Substanz, f; Werkstoff, m rus. вещество, n; материал, m pranc. matière, f; matériau, m; substance, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
matter of a proposition — logic : the particular content as opposed to the form (as that in which the proposition “All men are mortal” differs from “All A is B”): a. : the subject and predicate called also material matter b. : the fact designated called also formal matter … Useful english dictionary
Material — medžiaga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. material; matter; substance vok. Material, n; Stoff, m; Substanz, f; Werkstoff, m rus. вещество, n; материал, m pranc. matière, f; matériau, m; substance, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
material — medžiaga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. material; matter; substance vok. Material, n; Stoff, m; Substanz, f; Werkstoff, m rus. вещество, n; материал, m pranc. matière, f; matériau, m; substance, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
matter — n 1 Matter, substance, material, stuff are comparable when they mean what goes into the makeup or forms the being of a thing whether physical or not. In the relevant sense matter basically denotes that of which all physical objects are made, but… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Matter — • Taking the term in its widest sense, matter signifies that out of which anything is made or composed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Matter Matter … Catholic encyclopedia
matter — [mat′ər] n. [ME matiere < OFr < L materia, material, stuff, wood (< base of mater, MOTHER1), orig., the growing trunk of a tree] 1. what a thing is made of; constituent substance or material 2. what all (material) things are made of;… … English World dictionary
Material — Ma*te ri*al, a. [L. materialis, fr. materia stuff, matter: cf. F. mat[ e]riel. See {Matter}, and cf. {Mat[ E]riel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
