Relation: material

From: Tangible-Entity

To: Tangible-Entity

Description:

The substance that an object is made of.

Examples:

  1. My desk is made of wood.
  2. This dessert is made of jello and whipped cream.
  3. The soil contains nitrogen.

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
has-part The parts of an object are themselves objects, whereas the material of an object is the substance it's made of. For example, the parts of a chair include its seat and armrests, whereas the material of a chair might be wood or metal.