piece of material vs remainder

remainder vs piece of material

piece of material and remainder both are nouns.

piece of material is not a verb while remainder is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of material	Yes	No	No	No
remainder	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

piece of material: a separate part consisting of fabric
remainder: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

Other hyponyms of piece of material include bib, chamois cloth, dishcloth, dishrag, drop cloth, dustcloth, duster, dustrag, dust cover, dust sheet, end, oddment, remnant, gore, panel, ground cloth, groundsheet, guimpe, gusset, inset, handkerchief, hankey, hankie, hanky, liner, lining, longyi, lungi, lungyi, patch, placket, rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatter, canvas, canvass, sail, sheet, swatch, towel, train, cleaning cloth, wiping cloth.

piece of material (noun)	remainder (noun)
a separate part consisting of fabric	a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
	the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
	the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
	something left after other parts have been taken away

piece of material (verb)	remainder (verb)
	sell cheaply as remainders

Difference between piece of material and remainder

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