Alternate Definitions for material

Definition: A substance, typically solid, with a defined chemical composition (or composed of regions with defined compositions). Often, materials have a crystal structure with defined, repeating symmetry, but there can be defects or even a complete lack of long-range order.

Example: Steel, silicon, soda-lime glass, wood, polyethelyene

Definition: A substance with definable chemical composition and physical properties.

Example: Titanium is a material known for its high strength-to-weight ratio.

Definition: A chemical substance with properties that enable application

Example: diamond is a hard material used as abrassive and cutter