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# material

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

«material» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A material is what something is made of, such as wood, metal, plastic, glass or cloth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#m1)
2. Material is cloth or fabric used to make clothes and curtains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#m2)
3. Materials are the things you need to do a job, like art materials or building materials. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#m3)
4. Material is information or ideas used to make a book, lesson or show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#m4)

### 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

- The table is made of a hard material called oak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#x1)
- Which material is best for a raincoat? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#x2)
- Glass is a transparent material. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#x3)
- Mum bought blue material to make curtains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#x4)
- Bring your art materials on Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#x5)
- Recycling saves raw materials. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#x6)
- Plastic is a man-made material. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#x7)
- Fitzgerald are known to have much story material in their possession. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/#x8)

### 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 Jewish tradition

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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/#x3)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «material» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/material/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«material» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/material.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «material» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/material/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«material» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/material.html) on Mova free.