Object vs. Material — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Object and Material
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Object
A material thing that can be seen and touched
Small objects such as shells
He was dragging a large object
Material
A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter.
Object
A person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed
Disease became the object of investigation
He hated being the object of public attention
Material
The substance or substances out of which a thing is or can be made.
Object
A noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition
In Gaelic the word order is verb, subject, object
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Material
Something, such as an idea or information, that is to be refined and made or incorporated into a finished effort
Material for a comedy.
Object
A data construct that provides a description of anything known to a computer (such as a processor or a piece of code) and defines its method of operation
The interface treats most items, including cells, graphs, and buttons, as objects
Material
Materials Tools or apparatus for the performance of a given task
Writing materials.
Object
Say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something
‘It doesn't seem natural,’ she objected
The boy's father objected that the police had arrested him unlawfully
Residents object to the volume of traffic
Material
Yard goods or cloth.
Object
A specific, individual, material entity, especially one that is not living or not sentient.
Material
A person who is qualified or suited for a position or activity
The members of the board felt that she was vice-presidential material.
Object
A focus of attention, feeling, thought, or action
A product that was so bad it became an object of derision.
Material
Of, relating to, or composed of matter.
Object
A limiting factor that must be considered
Since money is no object, let's eat at that fancy place.
Material
Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; bodily
"the moral and material welfare of all good citizens" (Theodore Roosevelt).
Object
The purpose, aim, or goal of a specific action or effort
The object of the game.
Material
Of or concerned with the physical as distinct from the intellectual or spiritual
"Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Object
A noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that receives or is affected by the action of a verb within a sentence.
Material
Being both relevant and consequential; crucial
Testimony material to the inquiry.
Object
A noun or substantive governed by a preposition and typically following it.
Material
(Philosophy) Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, rather than the form.
Object
(Philosophy) Something intelligible to or perceptible by the mind.
Material
Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
This compound has a number of interesting material properties.
Object
A discrete item than can be selected and maneuvered, such as an onscreen graphic.
Material
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
Don't let material concerns get in the way of living a happy life.
Object
In object-oriented programming, a structure that combines data and the procedures necessary to operate on that data.
Material
Significant.
You've made several material contributions to this project.
This is the most material fact in this lawsuit.
Object
To present a dissenting or opposing argument; raise an objection
Objected to the testimony of the witness.
Material
Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads.
Object
To be averse to or express disapproval of something
Objects to modern materialism.
Material
Text written for a specific purpose.
We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.
Object
To put forward in or as a reason for opposition; offer as criticism
They objected that discipline was lacking.
Material
A sample or specimens for study.
Object
A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
Material
Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.
You'll need about a yard of material to make this.
Object
; goal, end or purpose of something.
Material
A person, or people collectively, who are qualified for a certain position or activity.
Boy/girlfriend material
Marriage material
We have lots of presidential material in various public offices.
Object
(grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
Material
Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.
Object
A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
Mary Jane had been the object of Peter's affection for years.
The convertible, once the object of his desire, was now the object of his hatred.
Where's your object of ridicule now?
Material
The substance that something is made or composed of.
Object
(object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
Material
(chess) All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard.
Object
(category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).
Similarly, there is a category whose objects are groups and whose arrows are the homomorphisms from one group to another.
Material
To form from matter; to materialize.
Object
(obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
Material
Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.
The material elements of the universe.
Object
(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.
I object to the proposal to build a new airport terminal.
We strongly object to sending her to jail for ten years.
Material
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.
Object
To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
Material
Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important; significant.
Discourse, which was always material, never trifling.
I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most material to our present purpose.
Object
To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
Material
Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter.
Object
To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
Of less account some knight thereto object,Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
Some strong impediment or other objecting itself.
Pallas to their eyesThe mist objected, and condensed the skies.
Material
The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.
Object
To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
He gave to him to object his heinous crime.
Others object the poverty of the nation.
The book . . . giveth liberty to object any crime against such as are to be ordered.
Material
To form from matter; to materialize.
Object
To make opposition in words or argument; to express one's displeasure; - usually followed by to; as, she objected to his vulgar language.
Material
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
Object
That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.
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
Object
Anything which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.
Object is a term for that about which the knowing subject is conversant; what the schoolmen have styled the "materia circa quam."
The object of their bitterest hatred.
Material
Things needed for doing or making something;
Writing materials
Useful teaching materials
Object
That toward which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; goal; end; aim; motive; final cause.
Object, beside its proper signification, came to be abusively applied to denote motive, end, final cause . . . . This innovation was probably borrowed from the French.
Let our object be, our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country.
Material
Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers;
The fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent
Woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
She measured off enough material for a dress
Object
Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
He, advancing closeUp to the lake, past all the rest, aroseIn glorious object.
Material
A person judged suitable for admission or employment;
He was university material
She was vice-presidential material
Object
A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.
Material
Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests;
Material possessions
Material wealth
Material comforts
Object
Any set of data that is or can be manipulated or referenced by a computer program as a single entity; - the term may be used broadly, to include files, images (such as icons on the screen), or small data structures.
Material
Derived from or composed of matter;
The material universe
Object
Anything which exists and which has attributes; distinguished from attributes, processes, and relations.
Material
Directly relevant to a matter especially a law case;
His support made a material difference
Evidence material to the issue at hand
Facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts
A material witness
Object
Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.
Material
Concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being;
Material needs
The moral and material welfare of all good citizens
Object
A tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow;
It was full of rackets, balls and other objects
Material
Having material or physical form or substance;
That which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible
Object
The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable);
The sole object of her trip was to see her children
Material
Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary;
The substantial world
A mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
Most ponderous and substantial things
Object
(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon;
The object of the verb
Object
The focus of cognitions or feelings;
Objects of thought
The object of my affection
Object
Express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent;
She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with
When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license
Object
Be averse to or express disapproval of;
My wife objects to modern furniture
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