Material vs. Tangible — What's the Difference?

A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter.

Discernible by the touch; palpable

The substance or substances out of which a thing is or can be made.

Possible to touch.

Something, such as an idea or information, that is to be refined and made or incorporated into a finished effort

Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete

Materials Tools or apparatus for the performance of a given task

Possible to understand or realize

Yard goods or cloth.

(Law) Relating to or being property of a physical nature, such as land, objects, and goods.

A person who is qualified or suited for a position or activity

Something palpable or concrete.

Of, relating to, or composed of matter.

Tangibles Property having a physical form.

Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; bodily

; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.

Of or concerned with the physical as distinct from the intellectual or spiritual

; able to be perceived.

Being both relevant and consequential; crucial

Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.

(Philosophy) Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, rather than the form.

By the mind; understandable.

Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.

A physical object; something that can be touched.

Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.

Or concrete results.

Significant.

Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable.

Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.

Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident.

Text written for a specific purpose.

Perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch;

A sample or specimens for study.

Possible to be treated as fact;

Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.

(of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ;

A person, or people collectively, who are qualified for a certain position or activity.

Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt;

Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.

Having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses;

The substance that something is made or composed of.

(chess) All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard.

To form from matter; to materialize.

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts; as, material well-being; material comforts.

Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important; significant.

Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter.

The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.

To form from matter; to materialize.

The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object;

Information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form;

Things needed for doing or making something;

Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers;

A person judged suitable for admission or employment;

Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests;

Derived from or composed of matter;

Directly relevant to a matter especially a law case;

Concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being;

Having material or physical form or substance;

Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary;