What does materia in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word materia in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use materia in Italian.

The word materia in Italian means material, matter, substance, matter, subject matter, topic, subject, matter, matter, opportunity, fodder, complement that specifies a type of material, cultore della materia, in the field, on the subject, in matters of, on the subject of, in relation to, inanimate matter, specialist subject, subject of study, optional subject, elective subject, grey matter, nebular matter, mandatory subject, raw material, academic subject, humanistic subject, humanities subject. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word materia

material, matter, substance

sostantivo femminile (sostanza, materiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'acciaio è una materia molto resistente.
Steel is a very resistant material.

matter

sostantivo femminile (fisica (ciò che ha una massa) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Materia e antimateria possono generare insieme un enorme quantitativo di energia.
Matter and antimatter together can generate an enormous amount of energy.

subject matter, topic

sostantivo femminile (soggetto, argomento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non è una materia di cui discutere in presenza di bambini.
It's not the kind of subject matter (or: topic) to discuss in front of children.

subject

sostantivo femminile (argomento di studio) (education)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Qual è la tua materia preferita a scuola?
What is your favorite subject at school?

matter

sostantivo femminile (concetto filosofico) (philosophy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il professore di filosofia mi fece venire il mal di testa disquisendo su concetto e materia.
The philosophy professor gave me a headache dissecting the concept of matter.

matter

sostantivo femminile (anatomia (massa organica) (anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Materia grigia è un nome comune per il cervello umano.
Gray matter is a common term used to describe the brain.

opportunity, fodder

sostantivo femminile (pretesto, occasione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Col suo comportamento ha offerto materia per parecchi commenti.
His behavior provided ample fodder for talk.

complement that specifies a type of material

(Italian grammar)

cultore della materia

(Italian academics)

in the field, on the subject, in matters of

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
In materia di eventi, lei è la più esperta della città.
On the subject of events, she is the greatest expert in the city.

on the subject of, in relation to

inanimate matter

specialist subject

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

subject of study

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non credo che l'educazione civica sia una materia di studio importante.

optional subject, elective subject

sostantivo femminile (disciplina a scelta)

grey matter

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ti manca la materia grigia e per questo ti fai sempre ingannare dalle donne.

nebular matter

mandatory subject

sostantivo femminile (scolastico)

Al liceo la matematica rientra tra le materie obbligatorie.
Maths is a mandatory subject at high school.

raw material

sostantivo femminile (materiale iniziale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

academic subject

sostantivo femminile (argomento di studio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

humanistic subject, humanities subject

sostantivo femminile

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