synthetic material

collocation in English

meaningsofsyntheticandmaterial

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synthetic
adjective
uk
/sɪnˈθet.ɪk/us
/sɪnˈθet̬.ɪk/
Synthetic products are made from artificial substances, often copying a ...
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material
noun
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofsyntheticandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsynthetic material

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Unifocalization with human biologic material is more successful than either direct anastomosis of native tissue or whensyntheticmaterialis used.
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But suppose that in the absence of the natural pheromone, thesyntheticmaterialhas an effect.
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Suppose also that in the presence of the naturally occurring pheromone, thesyntheticmaterialhas no additional effect.
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The transformations applied onto the recorded andsyntheticmaterialare guided by the objective of obtaining smooth transitions between the environmental sonic space and the artificially modified sonic elements.
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My wife bought my shoes—as she buys my clothes—on the assumption—she was certainly told this—that they were made ofsyntheticmaterial.
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People buy a cup of tea or coffee and hope that it contains fresh milk, whereas it contains thissyntheticmaterialcalled filled milk.
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We shall all be wearing clothes with very much moresyntheticmaterialin them than we had before.
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There have been two applications and each of them was in connection with a tank in which thesyntheticmaterialwas used as a lining.
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When man producessyntheticmaterialhe is able not merely to copy nature but to eliminate the disadvantages created by nature.
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In modern times, the rope is often made of a softersyntheticmaterialand covered with talc powder or some other substance to reduce friction.
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Unlike regular hockey skates, goalie skates are usually protected by asyntheticmaterialcovering the toe-part of the skate.
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The first is a fiber core, made up ofsyntheticmaterial.
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It is made of leather or suitablesyntheticmaterial, and may be treated to make it water resistant and easier to grip.
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In addition to simple, utilitarian models made of wood or asyntheticmaterial, representational cast iron boot jacks are also available.
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They are lightweight and portable, made of canvas or othersyntheticmaterialsuspended between two poles or tubular aluminum frame.
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Most ametrine in the low price segment can be assumed to stem fromsyntheticmaterial.
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Chief occupations are forestry, timber and wood processing, (sawmill, chemical and mechanical wood processing), corrugated fiberboard, metal industry, chemicals andsyntheticmaterialprocessing.
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The body of the cuca is normally made of metal, gourd orsyntheticmaterial.
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The bridge is made from a machinedsyntheticmaterialwith an integral piezo-electric sensor.
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