wikipedia|Matter (disambiguation)
English
Etymology
From L. materia (matter, stuff, material), derivative of Latin mater (mother).
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�mæt�/, SAMPA|/"m{t@/
(General American|US) IPA|/�mæt�/, SAMPA|/"m{t@`/
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æt�(r)|-æt�(r)
Hyphenation: mat·ter
Noun
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- physics The basic structural component of the universe. Matter usually has mass and volume.
#* 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 5.
#*: Parmenides seems to fasten on that which is one in definition, Melissus on that which is one in matter,
- physics Non-antimatter matter.
- A kind of substance.
#:vegetable matter
- A reason for concern; being amiss.
#:What's the matter?
- A situation.
#:a trivial matter
- A cause.
#:a matter for concern
- neurology Gray and white matter are the two nerve tissue types that comprise the brain and spinal cord.
Synonyms
material
stuff
substance
Translations
trans-top|basic structural component of the universe
Czech: hmota f
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Dutch: materie f
Finnish: aine (common), materia (scientific)
French: matière f
Frisian: matearje
German: Materie f (1), Stoff m (2), Masse f (1, 6); Angelegenheit f (3, 4), Anlass m (5)
Korean: 물� (1, 2)
Interlingua: materia
Latin: res (3, 4, 5)
Portuguese: matéria f
Italiano: materia f
Romanian: materie f
Serbian: tvar
Spanish: materia f
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Verb
en-verb
- intransitive: Be important.
#:The only thing that matters to Jim is being rich.
Translations
Chinese: ��, ��
Czech: záležet
Finnish: merkitä, olla merkitystä
French: importer
German: wichtig sein, auszumachen
Italian: importare, contare
Japanese: �����
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Korean: ����
Portuguese: importar
Spanish: importar
Dutch: belangrijk zijn, er toe doen
Idioms
As a matter of fact — Actually
For that matter — In regards to
No matter — In spite of
Derived terms
matter-of-fact
gray matter, grey matter
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