materials

Meanings

• noun

  Substances or resources used to make things or to create products.

  - "The construction company used various materials to build the skyscraper."
  - "The artist used different materials to create her sculpture."

• noun

  Plural form of material.

  - "The store sells a wide variety of materials."
  - "The students were given materials for their science project."

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Pronunciation

1. /məˈtɪɹi.əlz/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with materials
appliances , chains , gains , pains , stains

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Homonyms

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1. Materials (English) : Substances or resources used to make things or to create products.
   

2. Materials (Spanish) : Plural form of material.
   

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Homophones

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1. materials
   

2. matters
   

3. materials
   

4. matters
   

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Variants

List of all variants of materials that leads to same result
material , materials , materials science , materials sciences , materials scientist , raw material , raw materials

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Forms

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materials, material, materials'

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Etymology

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Old French matiere, from Latin materia, meaning 'matter, material'.

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Trivia

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1. The study of materials is called material science or materials engineering.

2. The most common element in the Earth's crust is oxygen, which is often found in materials like rocks and water.

3. The strongest material known to man is diamond, which is made of carbon.

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Related Concepts

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1. Elements: Materials are often composed of various elements, which are the basic building blocks of matter.

2. Chemicals: Materials can be classified as chemicals, which are substances that can undergo a chemical reaction.

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Culture

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Materials have played a significant role in human history, from the use of stone and wood for early tools and buildings, to the development of metals and advanced materials like plastics and composites. They have been a source of inspiration for artists, writers, and musicians, and have been used to explore themes of creation, transformation, and sustainability.

How to Memorize "materials"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize piles of different materials, such as sand, wood, metal, and glass.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'materials' with the word 'building blocks' to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas' to remember the order of the elements in the periodic table, which are the building blocks of materials.

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