definition of
material

[1] #1 material n. [stuff] the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread". wn

[2] #2 material n. information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography". wn

[3] #3 material n. [fabric, cloth, textile] artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress". wn

[4] #4 material s. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts". wn

[5] #5 material n. things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials". wn