material

n. மூலப்பொருள், மூலக்கூறு, வரலாற்றுப் பொருட்கூறு, சானம், மூலம், கலைமூல முதல், தனிப்பொருட்கூற, ஆக்கப்பொருட் கூறு, பொருள் வகை, பொருள் திறம், (பெயரடை) பருப்பொருள் சார்ந்த, உடல் சார்ந்த, வாதப்பொருளுக்ககுரிய, ஆன்மத்துறை சாராத, முக்கியமான, சாரமான.

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Synonyms

#noun substance, stuff

Antonyms

#noun work, production, design

Ma*te"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. materialis, fr. materia stuff, matter: cf. F. matériel. See Matter, and cf. MatÉriel.] 1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies. The material elements of the universe. Whewell. 2. Hence: Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts. 3. Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of cinsequence; not be dispensed with; important. Discourse, which was always material, never trifling. Evelyn. I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most material to our present purpose. Locke. 4. (Logic.) Defn: Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter. Material cause. See under Cause. -- Material evidence (Law), evidence which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis. Wharton. Syn. -- Corporeal; bodily; important; weighty; momentous; essential. Ma*te"ri*al, n. Defn: The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made. Raw material, any crude, unfinished, or elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of skilled labor. Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are raw material. Ma*te"ri*al, v. t. Defn: To form from matter; to materialize. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

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