(philosophy, natural science) The being or event which physically brings about the change or motion that produces another occurrence or thing.

(philosophy, natural science) The stuff or matter of which something is made.

(philosophy, natural science) The design, pattern, or pure concept of a thing, which gives form or structure to its matter.

(philosophy, natural science) The purpose, goal, or end fulfilled by a thing.

The official cause of a human death as typically determined by a coroner during an autopsy and included on the deceased's death certificate.

Causation; causality; the process whereby causes lead to effects.

plural of style of cause

(law, England, Wales) In English law, to argue against the confirmation of a provisional order or judgment.

(Scotland) A time of trial or difficulty.

(metalogic) Of self-sufficient causality/causation.