"material cause" meaning in All languages combined

See material cause on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: material causes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} material cause (plural material causes)
  1. (philosophy, natural science) The stuff or matter of which something is made. Tags: natural Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-material_cause-en-noun-N1nJFblO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, science, sciences

Inflected forms

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