Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Being above, or superior to, matter.
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- adjective Above, or superior to,
matter . - noun Any
material with remarkablephysical properties.
Etymologies
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super- + material
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Examples
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Thus he proved for the first time visibly, so to say, the double nature - material and supermaterial
Man or Matter Ernst Lehrs
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Graphene has been heralded as the new supermaterial of our time.
Gizmodo 2010
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The world of materials science is aflutter with stories about graphene, a supermaterial that is capable of almost anything (if you believe the hype).
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