| matter | that which has mass and occupies space, physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it |
| opinion ruling | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) |
| matter | (used with negation) having consequence, they were friends and it was no matter who won the games |
grey matter
gray matter
grey substance
gray substance
substantia grisea | greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers, forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons |
white matter
substantia alba | whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths |
matter affair
thing | a vaguely specified concern, several matters to attend to, it is none of your affair, things are going well |
| matter | a problem, is anything the matter? |
poll
opinion poll
public opinion poll
canvass | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
topic
subject issue
matter | some situation or event that is thought about, he kept drifting off the topic, he had been thinking about the subject for several years, it is a matter for the police |
| matter of fact | a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact |
impression
feeling belief notion opinion | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed, his impression of her was favorable, what are your feelings about the crisis?, it strengthened my belief in his sincerity, I had a feeling that she was lying |
opinion
sentiment
persuasion
view thought | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty, my opinion differs from yours, I am not of your persuasion, what are your thoughts on Haiti? |
public opinion
popular opinion
opinion vox populi | a belief or sentiment shared by most people, the voice of the people, he asked for a poll of public opinion |
preconception
prepossession
parti pris
preconceived opinion
preconceived idea
preconceived notion | an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence, he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions |
conservation of mass
conservation of matter
law of conservation of mass
law of conservation of matter | a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system |
| matter | written works (especially in books or magazines), he always took some reading matter with him on the plane |
text
textual matter | the words of something written, there were more than a thousand words of text, they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech, he wants to reconstruct the original text |
| copy written matter | matter to be printed, exclusive of graphical materials |
front matter
prelims | written matter preceding the main text of a book |
back matter
end matter | written matter following the main text of a book |
opinion
legal opinion
judgment
judgement | the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision, opinions are usually written by a single judge |
| concurring opinion | an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning |
| dissenting opinion | an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case |
| majority opinion | the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion') |
message
content
subject matter
substance | what a communication that is about something is about |
crux
crux of the matter | the most important point |
| opinion view | a message expressing a belief about something, the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof, his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page |
| adverse opinion | an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States |
question of fact
matter of fact | a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide |
question of law
matter of law | a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide |
artwork
art
graphics nontextual matter | photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication, the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book |
picture
pictorial matter | illustrations used to decorate or explain a text, the dictionary had many pictures |
tabulation
tabular matter | information set out in tabular form |
dispute
difference
difference of opinion
conflict | a disagreement or argument about something important, he had a dispute with his wife, there were irreconcilable differences, the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats |
foregone conclusion
matter of course | an inevitable ending |
state of matter
state | (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container), the solid state of water is called ice |
| dark matter | (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make uppercent of the universe, it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force |
particulate
particulate matter | a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) |
fecal matter
faecal matter
feces
faeces
BM
stool
ordure
dejection a | solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels |
waste
waste material
waste matter
waste product | any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted, they collect the waste once a week, much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers |
| vegetable matter | matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant |
count
matter
weigh | have weight, have import, carry weight, It does not matter much |
matter to
interest | be of importance or consequence, This matters to me! |
| matter-of-course | expected or depended upon as a natural or logical outcome |
matter-of-fact
pragmatic
pragmatical | concerned with practical matters, a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem, a matter-of-fact account of the trip |
matter-of-fact
prosaic | not fanciful or imaginative, local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones, a prosaic and unimaginative essay |
| for that matter | as far as that is concerned, for that matter I don't care either |
regardless
irrespective
disregardless
no matter
disregarding | in spite of everything, without regard to drawbacks, he carried on regardless of the difficulties |
in fact
in point of fact
as a matter of fact | in reality or actuality, in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived, painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated, as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father |
come hell or high water
no matter what happens
whatever may come | in spite of all obstacles, we'll go to Tibet come hell or high water |