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мате́рия — meaning in English

materiya

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English meaning

  • cloth noun Woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning.
  • fabric noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  • material noun A substance — such as wood, metal, plastic, or fabric — that something is made from.
  • matter noun Physical substance in general — anything that has mass and takes up space.
  • substance noun A particular kind of physical matter with distinct properties.

Senses

мате́рия is used for these senses in English:

  • fabric A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
  • material Cloth to be made into a garment; woven fabric.
  • matter (physics) Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.
  • matter An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.
  • substance Physical matter; material.

cloth — full definition

  1. noun Woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning.
  2. noun A tablecloth, especially one laid out for a meal.
  3. noun The clergy or priesthood, referred to by their traditional dress.

fabric — full definition

  1. noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
  2. noun The basic underlying structure of something, especially a society, building, or system.

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