material noun en · NOUN
Meanings
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A mass noun that refers to a substance.
The mass noun, sometimes called a material noun, names a bulk or mass or quantity of matter or an aggregation of things united in one body: iron, pewter, flour, water, bread.
1955, Homer C. House, Susan Emolyn Harman, Descriptive English Grammar, Prentice-Hall, page 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| material nouns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Translations (7)
hu anyagnév (a noun that refers to a substance) · de Materiale (a noun that refers to a substance) · la nomen materiale (a noun that refers to a substance) · fi ainesana (a noun that refers to a substance) · pl rzeczownik materialny (a noun that refers to a substance) · de Nomen materiale (a noun that refers to a substance) · de Stoffname (a noun that refers to a substance)