(idiomatic, business) A form of contractual compensation involving payment for materials used and at agreed rates for the those involved in performing the services.

plural of maternal aunt

A child of one's mother's sibling / A more distant relative of one's mother who is not a direct ancestor

plural of matelote

A stew made primarily with fish and wine. / An old sailors' dance in double time, somewhat like a hornpipe.

(philosophy) The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.

Alternative spelling of materialization

plural of materialisation

(logic) An implication as defined in classical propositional logic, leading to the truth of paradoxes of material implication such as Q⊢P→Q, to be read as "any proposition whatsoever is a sufficient condition for a true proposition".

a male given name from Spanish