artefact vs material

material vs artefact

artefact and material both are nouns.

artefact is not an adjective while material is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
artefact	Yes	No	No	No
material	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, material is a hyponym of artefact; that is, material is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than artefact:

artefact: a man-made object taken as a whole
material: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hyponyms of artefact include article, facility, Americana, anachronism, antiquity, block, button, commodity, good, trade good, cone, covering, creation, decker, decoration, ornament, ornamentation, electroplate, excavation, duplicate, extra, cloth, fabric, textile, facility, installation, fixture, float, insert, inset, instrumentality, instrumentation, means, bed, layer, lemon, stinker, line, marker, mystification, opening, cushioning, padding, plaything, toy, ready-made, restoration, flat solid, sheet, sphere, square, squeaker, slip, strip, construction, structure, surface, thing, track, way, weight, building material, pavement, paving, paving material.

artefact (noun)	material (noun)
a man-made object taken as a whole	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
	things needed for doing or making something
	information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
	a person judged suitable for admission or employment
	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

artefact (adjective)	material (adjective)
	derived from or composed of matter
	directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
	having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
	having material or physical form or substance
	concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
	concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

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