| Term Name: | dwc:materialDescription |
| Label: | Material Description |
| Term version IRI: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/materialDescription-2026-10-13 |
| Version of: | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/materialDescription |
| Issued: | 2026-10-13 |
| Definition: | Remarks on the physical characteristics of a dwc:MaterialEntity, particularly those that distinguish it from otherwise similar dwc:MaterialEntities. |
| Type: | Property |
| Status: | recommended |
Metadata about this term version are available in the following formats/serializations:
| Description | IRI |
|---|---|
| HTML file (this document) | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/materialDescription-2026-10-13.htm |
| RDF/Turtle | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/materialDescription-2026-10-13.ttl |
| RDF/XML | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/materialDescription-2026-10-13.rdf |
| JSON-LD | http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/version/materialDescription-2026-10-13.json |
For more information about this term version in the context of sets of terms that include it, please refer to the following term list versions:
http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/version/terms/2026-10-13