typeofmaterial
nounUK /ˈtaɪp əv məˈtɪəriəl/
US /ˈtaɪp əv məˈtɪriəl/
The kind of stuff that something is made from.
Wood, glass, and metal are each a different typeofmaterial.
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2. The category a substance belongs to when sorting things by what they are made of.
The teacher asked us to group the objects by typeofmaterial.
3. The nature or quality of a thing used to build or create something.
For the art project, we chose a soft typeofmaterial like cotton.
4. A class of matter used in making products, such as plastic or wood.
Recycling centers separate trash by typeofmaterial.