Chapter 955

Ma`te*o*tech"ny (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ vain + <?/ art, science.] Any unprofitable science. [Obs.]

Mater <Xpage=901>

Ma"ter (?) , n. [L., mother. See Mother .] See Alma mater , Dura mater , and Pia mater .

Material <Xpage=901>

Ma*te"ri*al (?) , a. [L. materialis , fr. materia stuff, matter: cf. F. mat\'82riel . See Matter , and cf. Mat\'90riel .]

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

The material elements of the universe. Whewell.

2. Hence: 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.

3. Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of cinsequence; not be dispensed with; important.

Discourse, which was always material , never trifling. Evelyn.

I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most material to our present purpose. Locke.

4. (Logic.) Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See Matter .

Material cause . See under Cause . -- Material evidence (Law) , evidence which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis. Wharton .

Syn. -- Corporeal; bodily; important; weighty; momentous; essential.

Material <Xpage=901>

Ma*te"ri*al , n. The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.

Raw material , any crude, unfinished, or elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of skilled labor. Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are raw material .

Material <Xpage=901>

Ma*te"ri*al , v. t. To form from matter; to materialize. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Materialism <Xpage=901>

Ma*te"ri*al*ism (?) , n. [Cf. F. mat\'82rialisme .]

1. The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.

The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the materialism of Epicurus. Buckminster.

2. The tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants.

3. Material substances in the aggregate; matter. [R. & Obs.]

A. Chalmers.

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Materialist <Xpage=902>

Ma*te"ri*al*ist (?) , n. [Cf. F. mat\'82rialiste .] 1. One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of matter.

2. One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it.

Berkeley.

Materialistic, Materialistical <Xpage=902>

Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic (?) , Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to materialism or materialists; of the nature of materialism.

But to me his very spiritualism seemed more materialistic than his physics. C. Kingsley.

Materiality <Xpage=902>

Ma*te`ri*al"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. mat\'82rialit\'82 .]

1. The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.

2. Importance; as, the materiality of facts .

Materialization <Xpage=902>

Ma*te`ri*al*i*za"tion (?) , n. The act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.

Materialize <Xpage=902>

Ma*te"ri*al*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Materialized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Materializing (?) .] [Cf. F. mat\'82rialiser .] 1. To invest wich material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material objects.

Having wich wonderful art and beauty materialized , if I may so call it, a scheme of abstracted notions, and clothed the most nice, refined conceptions of philosophy in sensible images. Tatler.

2. To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.

3. To cause to assume a character appropriate to material things; to occupy with material interests; as, to materialize thought .

4. (Spiritualism) To make visable in, or as in, a material form; -- said of spirits.

A female spirit form temporarily materialized , and not distinguishable from a human being. Epes Sargent.

Materialize <Xpage=902>

Ma*te"ri*al*ize , v. i. To appear as a material form; to take substantial shape. [Colloq.]

Materially <Xpage=902>

Ma*te"ri*al*ly , adv. 1. In the state of matter.

I do not mean that anything is separable from a body by fire that was not materially pre\'89xistent in it. Boyle.

2. In its essence; substantially.

An ill intention is certainly sufficient to spoil . . . an act in itself materially good. South.

3. In an important manner or degree; essentaily; as, it materially concern us to know the real motives of our actions .

Materialness <Xpage=902>

Ma*te"ri*al*ness , n. The state of being material.

Materia medica <Xpage=902>

Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca (?) . [L. See Matter , and Medical .] 1. Material or substance used in the composition of remedies; -- a general term for all substances used as curative agents in medicine.

2. That branch of medical science which treats of the nature and properties of all the substances that are employed for the cure of diseases.

Materiarian <Xpage=902>

Ma*te`ri*a"ri*an (?) , n. [L. materiarius .] See Materialist . [Obs.]

Materiate, Materiated <Xpage=902>

Ma*te"ri*ate (?) , Ma*te"ri*a`ted (?) , a. [L. materiatus , p. p. of materiare to build of wood.] Consisting of matter. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Materiation <Xpage=902>

Ma*te`ri*a"tion (?) , n. [L. materiatio woodwork.] Act of forming matter. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Mat\'82riel <Xpage=902>

Ma`t\'82`ri`el" (?) , n. [F. See Material .] That in a complex system which constitutes the materials , or instruments employed, in distinction from the personnel , or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc. , of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers.

Materious <Xpage=902>

Ma*te"ri*ous (?) , a. See Material . [Obs.]

Maternal <Xpage=902>

Ma*ter"nal (?) , a. [F. maternel , L. maternus , fr. mater mother. See Mother .] Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.

Syn. -- See Motherly .

Maternally <Xpage=902>

Ma*ter"nal*ly , adv. In a motherly manner.

Maternity <Xpage=902>

Ma*ter"ni*ty (?) , n. [F. maternit\'82 , LL. maternitas .] The state of being a mother; the character or relation of a mother.

Matfelon <Xpage=902>

Mat"fel*on (?) , n. [W. madfelen .] (Bot.) The knapweed ( Centaurea nigra ).

Math <Xpage=902>

Math (?) , n. [AS. m <?/<?/; akin to m\'bewan to mow, G. mahd math. See Mow to cut (grass).] A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly used in composition; as, an after math . [Obs.]

The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont to be sooner than the common math . Bp. Hall.

Mathematic <Xpage=902>

Math`e*mat"ic (?) , a. [F. math\'82matique , L. mathematicus , Gr. <?/ disposed to learn, belonging to learning or the sciences, especially to mathematics, fr. <?/ that which is learned, learning, pl. <?/ things learned, learning, science, especially mathematical science, fr. <?/, <?/, to learn; akin to E. mind . See Mind .] See Mathematical .

Mathematical <Xpage=902>

Math`e*mat"ic*al (?) , a. [See Mathematic .] Of or pertaining to mathematics; according to mathematics; hence, theoretically precise; accurate; as, mathematical geography; mathematical instruments; mathematical exactness. -- Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly , adv.

Mathematician <Xpage=902>

Math`e*ma*ti"cian (?) , n. [Cf. F. math\'82maticien .] One versed in mathematics.

Mathematics <Xpage=902>

Math`e*mat"ics (?) , n. [F. math\'82matiques , pl., L. mathematica , sing., Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/) science. See Mathematic , and -ics .] That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of the methods by which, in accordance with these relations, quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative relations.

&hand; Mathematics embraces three departments, namely: 1. Arithmetic . 2. Geometry , including Trigonometry and Conic Sections . 3. Analysis , in which letters are used, including Algebra , Analytical Geometry , and Calculus . Each of these divisions is divided into pure or abstract , which considers magnitude or quantity abstractly, without relation to matter; and mixed or applied , which treats of magnitude as subsisting in material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with physical considerations.

Mather <Xpage=902>

Math"er (?) , n. See Madder .

Mathes <Xpage=902>

Math"es (?) , n. [Perh. corrupted fr. L. anthemis camomile, Gr. <?/ .] (Bot.) The mayweed. Cf. Maghet .

Mathesis <Xpage=902>

Ma*the"sis (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/, from <?/, <?/, to learn.] Learning; especially, mathematics. [R.]

Pope.

Mathurin <Xpage=902>

Math"u*rin (?) , n. (R. C. Ch.) See Trinitarian .

Matico <Xpage=902>

Ma*ti"co (?) , n. (Bot.) A Peruvian plant ( Piper, &or; Artanthe, elongatum ), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent.

Matie <Xpage=902>

Mat"ie (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A fat herring with undeveloped roe. [Written also matty .] [Eng. & Scot.]

M&acir;tin <Xpage=902>

M&acir;`tin" (?) , n. [F. m&acir;tin .] (Zo\'94l.) A French mastiff.

Matin <Xpage=902>

Mat"in (?) , n. [F. fr. L. matutinum the morning, matutinus of the morning, Matuta the goddess of the morning. See Matutinal .] 1. Morning. [Obs.]

Shak.

2. pl. [F. matines . See Etymol. above.] Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs.

The winged choristers began To chirp their matins . Cleveland.

3. Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.

Matin <Xpage=902>

Mat"in , a. Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.

Matinal <Xpage=902>

Mat"in*al (?) , a. Relating to the morning, or to matins; matutinal.

Matin\'82e <Xpage=902>

Mat`i*n\'82e" (?) , n. [F., from matin . See Matin .] A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See Soir\'90e .

Matrass <Xpage=902>

Ma*trass" (?) , n. [F. matras ; perh. so called from its long narrow neck; cf. OF. matras large arrow, L. materis , mataris , matara , a Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin.] (Chem.) A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.

Matress <Xpage=902>

Mat"ress (?) , n. See Matress .

Matriarch <Xpage=902>

Ma"tri*arch (?) , n. [L. mater mother + -arch .] The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.

Matriarchal <Xpage=902>

Ma`tri*ar"chal (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch.

Matriarchate <Xpage=902>

Ma"tri*ar"chate (?) , n. The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government.

Matrice <Xpage=902>

Ma"trice (?) , n. [Cf. F. matrice . See Matrix .] See Matrix .

Matricidal <Xpage=902>

Mat"ri*ci`dal (?) , a. Of or pertaining to matricide.

Matricide <Xpage=902>

Mat"ri*cide (?) , n. [L. matricidium ; mater mother + coedere to kill, slay: cf. F. matricide . See Mother , and cf. Homicide .] 1. The murder of a mother by her son or daughter.

2. [L. matricida : cf. F. matricide .] One who murders one's own mother.

Matriculate <Xpage=902>

Ma*tric"u*late (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Matriculated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Matriculating .] [L. matricula a public roll or register, dim. of matrix a mother, in respect to propagation, also, a public register. See Matrix .] To enroll; to enter in a register; specifically, to enter or admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a college or university, by enrolling the name in a register.

In discovering and matriculating the arms of commissaries from North America. Sir W. Scott.

Matriculate <Xpage=902>

Ma*tric"u*late , v. i. To go though the process of admission to membership, as by examination and enrollment, in a society or college.

Matriculate <Xpage=902>

Ma*tric"u*late (?) , a. Matriculated. Skelton . -- n. One who is matriculated.

Arbuthnot.

Matriculation <Xpage=902>

Ma*tric`u*la"tion (?) , n. The act or process of matriculating; the state of being matriculated.

Matrimoine <Xpage=902>

Mat"ri*moine (?) , n. Matrimony. [Obs.]

Matrimonial <Xpage=902>

Mat`ri*mo"ni*al (?) , a. [L. matrimonialis : cf. F. matrimonial . See Matrimony .] Of or pertaining to marriage; derived from marriage; connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; as, matrimonial rights or duties .

If he relied upon that title, he could be but a king at courtesy, and have rather a matrimonial than a regal power. Bacon.

Syn. -- Connubial; conjugal; sponsal; spousal; nuptial; hymeneal.

Matrimonially <Xpage=902>

Mat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly , adv. In a matrimonial manner.

Matrimonious <Xpage=902>

Mat`ri*mo"ni*ous (?) , a. Matrimonial. [R.]

Milton.

Matrimony <Xpage=902>

Mat"ri*mo*ny (?) , n. [OE. matrimoine , through Old French, fr. L. matrimonium , fr. mater mother. See Mother .]

1. The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.

If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony , ye do now confessit. Book of Com. Prayer (Eng. Ed. )

2. A kind of game at cards played by several persons.

Matrimony vine (Bot.) , a climbing thorny vine ( Lycium barbarum ) of the Potato family.

Gray.

Syn. -- Marriage; wedlock. See Marriage .

Matrix <Xpage=902>

Ma"trix (?) , n. ; pl. Matrices (#) . [L., fr. mater mother. See Mother , and cf. Matrice .]

1. (Anat.) The womb.

All that openeth the matrix is mine. Ex. xxxiv. 19.

2. Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything ; as: (a) (Mech.) The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type. (b) (Min.) The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue. (c) pl. (Dyeing) The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.

3. (Biol.) The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.

4. (Math.) A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.

Matron <Xpage=902>

Ma"tron (?) , n. [F. matrone , L. matrona , fr. mater mother. See Mother .] 1. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.

Your wives, your daughters, Your matrons , and your maids. Shak.

Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother. Fuller.

2. A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital .

Jury of matrons (Law) , a jury of experienced women called to determine the question of pregnancy when set up in bar of execution, and for other cognate purposes.

Matronage <Xpage=902>

Mat"ron*age (?) , n. 1. The state of a matron.

2. The collective body of matrons.

Burke.

Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the whole matronage of his country ? Hare.

Matronal <Xpage=902>

Mat"ron*al (?) , a. [L. matronalis .] Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.

Matronhood <Xpage=902>

Ma"tron*hood (?) , n. The state of being a matron.

Matronize <Xpage=902>

Mat"ron*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Matronized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Matronizing (?) .] 1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike.

Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits. Richardson.

2. To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly .

Matronlike <Xpage=902>

Ma"tron*like` (?) , a. Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.

Matronly <Xpage=902>

Ma"tron*ly , a. 1. Advanced in years; elderly.

2. Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.

Matronymic <Xpage=902>

Mat`ro*nym"ic (?) , n. [L. mater mother + -nymic , as in patronimic .] See Metronymic .

Matross <Xpage=902>

Ma*tross" (?) , n. [D. matroos , fr. F. matelot .] (Mil.) Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns. [Obs.]

Matt <Xpage=902>

Matt (?) , n. See Matte .

Knight.

Mattages <Xpage=902>

Mat`ta*ges" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also matagasse . [Prov. Eng.]

Mattamore <Xpage=902>