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Substance — • A genus supremum, cannot strictly be defined by an analysis into genus and specific difference; yet a survey of the universe at large will enable us to form without difficulty an accurate idea of substance Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Material — Ma*te ri*al, a. [L. materialis, fr. materia stuff, matter: cf. F. mat[ e]riel. See {Matter}, and cf. {Mat[ E]riel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies. [1913 Webster] The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Material cause — Material Ma*te ri*al, a. [L. materialis, fr. materia stuff, matter: cf. F. mat[ e]riel. See {Matter}, and cf. {Mat[ E]riel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Material evidence — Material Ma*te ri*al, a. [L. materialis, fr. materia stuff, matter: cf. F. mat[ e]riel. See {Matter}, and cf. {Mat[ E]riel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Material flow analysis — 3R Concepts Waste Disposal Hierarchy Reduce Reuse Recycle Barter Dematerialization Downcycling Dumpster diving Ecode … Wikipedia
substance — noun 1 material ADJECTIVE ▪ addictive, cancer causing (esp. AmE), carcinogenic, dangerous, harmful, hazardous, noxious, poisonous, radioactive, toxic … Collocations dictionary
material — [mə tir′ē əl] adj. [LL materialis < L materia, MATTER] 1. of matter; of substance; relating to or consisting of what occupies space; physical [a material object, material forces] 2. a) of the body or bodily needs, satisfactions, etc.;… … English World dictionary
Substance — Sub stance, n. [F., fr. L. substantia, fr. substare to be under or present, to stand firm; sub under + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
substance — sub·stance n 1: substantive law was a question of substance and not process compare procedure 2: something (as language) essential esp. to establishing a valid right, claim, or charge a t … Law dictionary
substance — 1 Substance, purport, gist, burden, core, pith can denote the inner significance or central meaning of something written or said. Substance implies the essence of what has been said or written devoid of details and elaborations; the term is used… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
