material. (lat.: materiālis).
1. adj. Belonging to or relative to matter.
2. adj. Opposite to spiritual.
3. adj. Opposite to form.
4. adj. Rude, without wit or acuity.
5. n. Element that enters some compounds as an ingredients.
6. n. Documentation that serves as a basis for intellectual work.
7. n. Set of machines, tools or objects of any kind, needed to provide a service of exercise a profession.