Meaning

• Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.

  "Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads."

• Text written for a specific purpose.

  "We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline."

• A sample or specimens for study.

• Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.

  "You'll need about a yard of material to make this."

• 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."

• Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.

• The substance that something is made or composed of.

• All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard.

Meaning

• To form from matter; to materialize.

Meaning

• Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.

  "This compound has a number of interesting material properties."

• Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.

  "Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a happy life."

• Significant.

  "This is the most material fact in this lawsuit."