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matter

/ˈmætə/
Meanings
  • noun

    The material or physical substance of things.

    - "The matter of a book is its content."
    - "The matter of a dispute is the subject at hand."
  • verb

    To deal with or manage (an issue or problem)

    - "Let us matter this issue in the next meeting."
    - "He mattered the situation carefully before making a decision."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈmætɚ/



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Synonyms

material , stuff , substance , signify
Rhymes
Words rhyming with matter
chatter , matterer , patre , scatter
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Matter (English) : Material substance

  2. Matter (Scots) : To arrange or prepare

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. matter (to deal with)

  2. matter (material)

Variants
List of all variants of matter that leads to same result
as a matter of fact , for that matter , matter , matters , no matter , no matter what , the matter , mattered , mattering , matter of course , matters of course , matter-of-fact , matter-of-factly , matter-of-factness , matter-of-factnesses , matter of (individual) conscience , matter of conscience , matter of individual conscience , matter of taste , back matter , back matters , Black Lives Matter , dark matter , dark matters , front matter , front matters
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

matter's (genitive singular form), matters (third person singular present tense of the verb)

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old French matiere, from Latin materia, meaning 'mother', 'source'.

Trivia
Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

  1. Did you know that the smallest particle of matter is called a quark?

  2. Matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed according to the law of conservation of mass-energy.

Related Concepts
informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to

  1. Mass: A measure of the amount of matter in an object.

  2. Matter and Energy: The fundamental building blocks of the universe.

Culture
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Matter has been a significant concept in various cultures and disciplines. In physics, it refers to anything that has mass and takes up space. In literature, it can refer to the substance or theme of a work. In philosophy, it is a fundamental concept in understanding reality.

How to Memorize "matter"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a pile of sand or other physical substance to remember the concept of matter.
    - Visualize the different forms of matter, such as solid, liquid, and gas.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'matter' with the word 'substance' or 'material'.
    - Create a mental image of handling or dealing with an issue to remember the verb form of the word.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'MASS' to remember the four states of matter: Solid, Liquid, Adsorbed, and Gas.
    - Create a sentence using the word 'matter' to help remember its definition.

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