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# material

«material» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **what something is made of, such as wood, metal, plastic…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a material, materials; material, uncountable); adjective (material — formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A material is what something is made of, such as wood, metal, plastic, glass or cloth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#m1)

2) Material is cloth or fabric used to make clothes and curtains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#m2)

3) Materials are the things you need to do a job, like art materials or building materials. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#m3)

4) Material is information or ideas used to make a book, lesson or show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science, children sort and test materials by their properties: hard or soft, waterproof or not, magnetic or not, transparent or opaque, natural or man-made. They learn that materials can change (melting, burning) and that some changes can be reversed. In design and technology, you choose the best material for a job. Phrases: natural materials, man-made materials, raw materials, building materials, reading material.

### examples

- Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and make them widely accessible. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x1)
- We encourage the use of public domain materials for these purposes and may be able to help. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x2)
- Body ; the word is GUP, usually applied to the animal material body, but here means '' one whole." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x3)
- The table is made of a hard material called oak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x4)
- Which material is best for a raincoat? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x5)
- Glass is a transparent material. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x6)
- Mum bought blue material to make curtains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x7)
- Bring your art materials on Friday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x8)
- Recycling saves raw materials. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x9)
- Plastic is a man-made material. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x10)
- Fitzgerald are known to have much story material in their possession. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x11)

### note

Can be countable (different materials) or uncountable (some material for a dress). Do not confuse "material" (what a thing is made of) with "object" (the thing itself): a spoon is an object; metal is its material. In science tests, give a property to explain your choice of material.

### In the corpora

- [The family of an instrument depends on how the sound is made, not on its material.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/9-instrument-families-strings-wind-brass-percussion-keys/16/)
- [A label gives the artist, date and material, but you can enjoy art just by looking and asking yourself questions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/17-museums-and-galleries-how-to-visit-and-what-is-there/15/)
- [An artist's price pays for years of learning, materials and the idea, not only the hour spent drawing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work/15/)
- [Mutations are the raw material of evolution.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/277-dna-simply-the-recipe-in-every-cell/14/)
- [There were few trees on the cold steppe, so giant bones were the best building material they had.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/385-ice-age-ukraine-and-europe-cave-bears-cave-lions-the-siberian-unicorn-and-mammoth-bone-houses/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «material» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.