heavy metal

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Noun

heavy metal (uncountable)

1. Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment.
2. (music) A genre descended from rock music, characterized by massive sound, highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, complex song structure, emphatic beats and overall loudness, often with lyrics that involve violent or fantastic imagery.

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Translations

type of metal

Catalan: metall pesant (ca) m. Esperanto: pezmetalo (eo) Finnish: raskasmetalli (fi)

German: Schwermetall (de) n. Hungarian: nehézfém (hu) Japanese: 重金属 (ja) (jūkinzoku) Spanish: metal pesado (es) m.

type of music

Dutch: metal (nl), heavy metal (nl) Esperanto: metalroko (eo)

Finnish: heavy metal (fi), hevi (fi) German: Heavy Metal m., Metal (de) m.

See also

• acid rock
• heavy metal umlaut

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Etymology

English

Noun

heavy metal m. inv.

1. (music) heavy metal

Synonyms

• metal

Related terms

• metallaro