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Metal
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metal
n.
any of several solid mineral elements (such as gold, silver, copper, etc.) that are malleable under heat or pressure and can conduct heat and electricity; element yielding positively charged ions in watery solutions of its salts
v.
cover with metal; (British usage) pave a road with broken stone
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Metal
A metal (from Greek μέταλλον métallon, "mine, quarry, metal") is a material (an element, compound, or alloy) that is typically hard, opaque, shiny, and has good electrical and thermal conductivity. Metals are generally malleable — that is, they can be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking — as well as fusible (able to be fused or melted) and ductile (able to be drawn out into a thin wire). About 91 of the 118 elements in the periodic table are metals, the others are nonmetals or metalloids. Some elements appear in both metallic and non-metallic forms.
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Metal umlaut
A metal umlaut is a diacritic that is sometimes used gratuitously or decoratively over letters in the names of hard rock or heavy metal bands—for example those of Queensrÿche, Blue Öyster Cult, Motörhead, The Accüsed, and Mötley Crüe.
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metal
Noun
1. any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
(synonym) metallic element
(hypernym) chemical element, element
(hyponym) heavy metal
2. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
(synonym) alloy
(hypernym) mixture
(hyponym) heavy metal
(substance-meronym) solid solution, primary solid solution
Verb
1. cover with metal
(hypernym) coat, surface
(derivation) alloy
Adjective
1. containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce
(synonym) metallic, metal(a)
(similar) aluminous, aluminiferous
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métal
nm.
metal, any of several solid mineral elements (such as gold, silver, copper, etc.)
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metal
nm.
metal, any of several solid mineral elements (such as gold, silver, copper, etc.) that are malleable under heat or pressure and can conduct heat and electricity; element yielding positively charged ions in watery solutions of its salts
