| 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 |
reference
consultation | the act of referring or consulting, reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer |
bedding material
bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
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 |
| reference grid | a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map |
| material | things needed for doing or making something, writing materials, useful teaching materials |
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 |
| upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering |
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 |
| frame of reference frame | a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning |
coordinate system
frame of reference
reference system
reference frame | a system that uses coordinates to establish position |
reference
denotation
extension | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression, the class of objects that an expression refers to, the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos |
| reference | the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to, he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes |
inertial reference frame
inertial frame | a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid |
address computer address
reference | (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored |
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 |
reference book
reference reference work
book of facts | a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts, he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic |
| reference manual | a manual containing information organized in a summary manner |
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 |
| character reference character reference | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability, requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
citation cite
acknowledgment credit reference mention quotation | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage, the student's essay failed to list several important citations, the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book, the article includes mention of similar clinical cases |
| mention reference | a remark that calls attention to something or someone, she made frequent mention of her promotion, there was no mention of it, the speaker made several references to his wife |
anatomical reference
anatomical | an expression that relates to anatomy |
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 |
reference point
point of reference
reference | an indicator that orients you generally, it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved |
| reference source | a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to, he carried an armful of references back to his desk, he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation |
| 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 |
combustible
combustible material | a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power |
| composite material | strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory, fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically |
semiconductor
semiconducting material | a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator, its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities |
| covering material | a material used by builders to cover surfaces |
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 |
fencing material
fencing | material for building fences |
contrast medium
contrast material | a substance that is opaque to xays, when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills |