Metal
Word | METAL |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | met al |
Pronunciations | /ˈmɛtəl/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Metal"
What do we mean by metal?
Any of a category of electropositive elements that usually have a shiny surface, are generally good conductors of heat and electricity, and can be melted or fused, hammered into thin sheets, or drawn into wires. Typical metals form salts with nonmetals, basic oxides with oxygen, and alloys with one another. noun
An alloy of two or more metallic elements. noun
An object made of metal. noun
Basic character; mettle. noun
Broken stones used for road surfaces or railroad beds. noun
Molten glass, especially when used in glassmaking. noun
Molten cast iron. noun
Type made of metal. noun
Heavy metal. noun
To cover or surface (a roadbed, for example) with broken stones. transitive verb
In mining: noun
Cast-iron. noun
Hard rock; whin or igneous rock. noun
Plural A general name for coal-bearing strata. noun
A metallic alloy used for the production, by casting in iron or brass molds, of cheap ornamental articles to be electroplated, usually consisting of lead and tin hardened by antimony, with occasional addition of other metals. noun
An abbreviation of metallurgy.
An elementary substance, or one which in the present state of chemical science is undecompos able, and which possesses opacity, luster of a peculiar kind (commonly called metallic, because very characteristic of the metals), conductivity for heat and electricity, and plasticity, or capability of being drawn, squeezed, or hammered with change of shape but no loss of continuity. noun
In printing and type-founding See type-metal. noun
The material of glass, pottery, etc., in a state of fusion. noun
Plural The rails of a railway. noun
(heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.
A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.
The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
(in the plural) The rails of a railway.
(travel) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
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