materia
matter
noun mah-TEH-ryah Less Common
Origin: from Latin materia 'substance, material'
Also means
subject
Usage Note
Materia covers physical matter, a school subject (materia escolar), and the topic of a discussion (en materia de derechos). A closely related word, material, is used for physical materials or resources. The phrase en materia de means 'in the area of' or 'regarding'.
Examples
"La física estudia la materia y la energía."
Natural Translation
Physics studies matter and energy.
Literal Translation
The physics studies the matter and the energy

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