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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024met•al /ˈmɛtəl/USA pronunciation n. - Metallurgy, Chemistrya usually solid, shiny, basic substance, as gold, silver, or copper, that can be used to conduct electricity or heat: [uncountable]Early man learned how to use metal for weapons.[countable]Gold is a valuable metal.
- Metallurgyan alloy or mixture of such substances, as brass, etc.: [uncountable]Instead of metal, this car was made of fiberglass.[countable]They tried many different metals before they found aluminum.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024met•al (met′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -aled, -al•ing or (esp. Brit.) -alled, -al•ling. n. - Metallurgy, Chemistryany of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- Chemistry
- such a substance in its pure state, as distinguished from alloys.
- an element yielding positively charged ions in aqueous solutions of its salts.
- Metallurgyan alloy or mixture composed wholly or partly of such substances, as brass.
- an object made of metal.
- formative material;
stuff. - mettle.
- Printing
- See type metal.
- the state of being set in type.
- Ceramicsmolten glass in the pot or melting tank.
- British TermsSee road metal.
v.t. - Metallurgyto furnish or cover with metal.
- Civil Engineering[Brit.]to pave or surface (a road) with broken stone.
- Greek métallon mine, quarry, metal
- Latin metallum quarry, metal
- Old French)
- Middle English (1250–1300
- Metallurgymetallurgical.
- Metallurgymetallurgy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: metal /ˈmɛtəl/ n - any of a number of chemical elements, such as iron or copper, that are often lustrous ductile solids, have basic oxides, form positive ions, and are good conductors of heat and electricity
- an alloy, such as brass or steel, containing one or more of these elements
- the substance of glass in a molten state or as the finished product
- short for road metal
- informal
short for heavy metal - gold or silver
- (plural) the rails of a railway
adj - made of metal
vb ( -als, -alling, -alled) ( US -als, -aling, -aled)(transitive)- to fit or cover with metal
- to make or mend (a road) with road metal
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin metallum mine, product of a mine, from Greek metallon Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: metal., metall. abbreviation for - metallurgical
- metallurgy
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