MATERIAL BODY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does material body mean? 

• MATERIAL BODY (noun)
  The noun MATERIAL BODY has 1 sense:

1. alternative names for the body of a human being

  Familiarity information: MATERIAL BODY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MATERIAL BODY (noun)

Meaning:

Alternative names for the body of a human being

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

physical body; bod; material body; chassis; human body; physique; flesh; figure; build; anatomy; shape; frame; soma; form

Context examples:

Leonardo studied the human body / he has a strong physique / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Hypernyms ("material body" is a kind of...):

body; organic structure; physical structure (the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "material body"):

person (a human body (usually including the clothing))

juvenile body (the body of a young person)

adult body (the body of an adult human being)

male body (the body of a male human being)

female body (the body of a female human being)

Holonyms ("material body" is a part of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)