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Meaning of material cause | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The stuff or matter of which something is made.

natural

Examples

“In the production of a statue of Athena for the Parthenon, the bronze is the material''' cause; the shape and design of the statue is the formal cause; the sculptor is the efficient cause; the honor of the goddess (and the glory of Athens) is the final cause.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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