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материа́льный — meaning in English

materialnyy

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English meaning

  • material noun A substance — such as wood, metal, plastic, or fabric — that something is made from.
  • physical adj Relating to the body rather than the mind; bodily.
  • substantial adjective Large enough in size, amount, or value to be significant.
  • substantive adj Of the essence or essential element of a thing.

Senses

материа́льный is used for these senses in English:

  • material (especially, law) Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial.
  • physical Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. [from 16th c.]
  • substantive (law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.

material — full definition

  1. noun A substance — such as wood, metal, plastic, or fabric — that something is made from.
  2. noun Fabric or cloth, especially before it is made into clothing or furnishings.
  3. noun Information, ideas, or content that can be shaped into something finished, such as a book, report, or performance.
  4. adj Relating to physical matter or objects, rather than ideas or spirit.
  5. adj Important enough to matter or make a difference; significant.

physical — full definition

  1. adj Relating to the body rather than the mind; bodily.
  2. adj Relating to the material world, or to physics and the laws of nature, rather than to ideas or the mind.
  3. adj Involving bodily contact or force; rough or aggressive in a sporting or confrontational sense.
  4. adj Existing as a real, tangible object rather than in digital form.
  5. noun A medical check-up covering the whole body.

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