| material breach | a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract |
| waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
| construction | drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem, the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem |
construction
building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
| road construction | the construction of roads |
| construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
atomic pile
atomic reactor
pile
chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
bedding material
bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
boiling water reactor
BWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
| breeder reactor | a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns |
| chemical reactor | an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction |
fabric
cloth
material
textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers, the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent, woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around BC, she measured off enough material for a dress |
| fast reactor | nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used |
| gasooled reactor | a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant |
| liquid metal reactor | a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant |
| material | things needed for doing or making something, writing materials, useful teaching materials |
nuclear reactor
reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
photographic paper
photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
piece of cloth
piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
pressurized water reactor
PWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
| reactor | an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit |
structure
construction | a thing constructed, a complex entity constructed of many parts, the structure consisted of a series of arches, she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons |
| thermal reactor | a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator |
thermonuclear reactor
fusion reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy |
| upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering |
| waterooled reactor | nuclear reactor using water as a coolant |
e human body
physical body
material body
soma
build
figure
physique
anatomy
shape
bod
chassis
frame form
flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
construction
mental synthesis | the creation of a construct, the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought |
construction grammatical construction
expression | a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit, I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner |
writing
written material
piece of writing | the work of a writer, anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect), the writing in her novels is excellent, that editorial was a fine piece of writing |
reading
reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
| material | 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 |
construction
twist | an interpretation of a text or action, they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct |
promotion
publicity
promotional material
packaging | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution, the packaging of new ideas |
construction industry
housing industry | an industry that builds housing |
construction worker
hard hat | a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. |
| material | a person judged suitable for admission or employment, he was university material, she was vice-presidential material |
| material witness | a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter |
tangible possession
material possession | property or belongings that are tangible |
| material resource | assets in the form of material possessions |
material
stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object, coal is a hard black material, wheat is the stuff they use to make bread |
raw material
staple | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing |
sorbent
sorbent material | a material that sorbs another substance, i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption |
absorbent material
absorbent | a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance |
adsorbent
adsorbent material | a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance |
adhesive material
adhesive agent
adhesive | a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
| sealing material | any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface |
| animal material | material derived from animals |
| building material | material used for constructing buildings |
abrasive
abradant
abrasive material | a substance that abrades or wears down |