concrete vs material

concrete

noun
  • A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term. 

  • An extract of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly aromatic. 

  • Specifically, a building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand. 

  • Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass. 

  • A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings. 

verb
  • To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real). 

  • To cover with or encase in concrete (building material). 

adj
  • Made of concrete, a building material. 

  • Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories. 

  • Real, actual, tangible. 

  • Particular, specific, rather than general. 

  • United by coalescence of separate particles, or liquid, into one mass or solid. 

material

noun
  • The substance that something is made or composed of. 

  • All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard. 

  • Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book. 

  • Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something. 

  • Text written for a specific purpose. 

  • A sample or specimens for study. 

  • Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric. 

  • An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display. 

  • A person, or people collectively, who are qualified for a certain position or activity. 

adj
  • Significant. 

  • Having to do with matter; consisting of matter. 

  • Worldly, as opposed to spiritual. 

How often have the words concrete and material occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )