This is the 913th most frequent Russian word.
материалов
The Russian word "материалов" means "of materials" (genitive plural form).
In this sentence, 'материалов' refers to resources or substances used as the basis for research.
Для исследования нам понадобилось много разных материалов.
For our research, we needed a variety of materials.
In this example, 'материалов' indicates components or supplies, particularly those used in clothing production.
Для пошива этого платья использовали дорогих тканей и материалов.
Expensive fabrics and materials were used to sew this dress.
Here, 'материалов' refers to physical substances, specifically building supplies.