building material

noun

Any material which is used for construction purposes.

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Meanings

nounbuilding material (countable and uncountable, plural building materials)

plural building materials

  1. countableuncountableAny material which is used for construction purposes.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 建築材料 /建筑材料, 建材
  • 建築材料 /建筑材料 (jiànzhù cáiliào)any material which is used for construction purposes
  • 建材 (jiàncái)any material which is used for construction purposes
Danish byggemateriale
  • byggematerialeany material which is used for construction purposes
Dutch bouwmateriaal
  • bouwmateriaalany material which is used for construction purposes
Finnish rakennusmateriaali
  • rakennusmateriaaliany material which is used for construction purposes
French matériau de construction
  • matériau de constructionany material which is used for construction purposes
German Baumaterial
  • Baumaterialany material which is used for construction purposes
Hungarian építőanyag
  • építőanyagany material which is used for construction purposes
Italian materiale da costruzione
  • materiale da costruzioneany material which is used for construction purposes
Japanese 建材
  • 建材 (kenzai)any material which is used for construction purposes
Korean 건축 재료
  • 건축 재료 (geonchuk jaeryo)any material which is used for construction purposes
Norwegian Bokmål byggemateriale
  • byggematerialeany material which is used for construction purposes
Polish budulec
  • budulecany material which is used for construction purposes
Portuguese material de construção
  • material de construçãoany material which is used for construction purposes
Russian строи́тельный материа́л
  • строи́тельный материа́л (stroítelʹnyj materiál)any material which is used for construction purposes
Spanish material de construcción
  • material de construcciónany material which is used for construction purposes
Thai วัสดุก่อสร้าง
  • วัสดุก่อสร้าง (wát-sà-dù-gɔ̀ɔ-sâang)any material which is used for construction purposes
Turkish inşaat malzemesi, yapı malzemesi
  • inşaat malzemesiany material which is used for construction purposes
  • yapı malzemesiany material which is used for construction purposes
Cite this entry
APA

building material. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/building%20material

MLA

“building material.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/building%20material. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “building material,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/building%20material.

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