Material

What does MATERIAL mean?

1. noun

   the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

   “coal is a hard black material”

2. noun

   information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form

   “the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography”

3. noun

   artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

   “the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent”

4. noun

   things needed for doing or making something

   “writing materials”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.