metal

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Singular
metal

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural metals

metal (countable and uncountable; plural metals)

  1. Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.
  2. Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy.
  3. (astronomy) Any element other than hydrogen and helium,[1] or sometimes other than hydrogen.[2]
  4. Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.
  5. (heraldry) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
  6. Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects
  7. (music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) categorised by strong and/or fast drum-beats and distorted guitars.

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  • Notes:
  1. ^ Majewski, S. R. (2003, 2006). CHEMICAL ABUNDANCE EFFECTS ON SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS. ASTR 551 (Majewski) Lecture Notes.
  2. ^ Martin, J. C. (n.d.). What we learn from a star's metal content


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Infinitive
to metal

Third person singular
metals

Simple past
metalled

Past participle
metalled

Present participle
metalling

to metal (third-person singular simple present metals, present participle metalling, simple past and past participle metalled)

  1. To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

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metal m (plural -où)

  1. metal

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mètāl m.

  1. (chemistry) metal

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From Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon), metal, mine).

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  • IPA: /metal/, [meˈtˢal]

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metal n. (singular definite metallet, plural indefinite metaller)

  1. metal

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English

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metal m. inv.

  1. (music) metal

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metal m.

  1. metal

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Singular Plural
Nominative metal metale
Genitive metalu metali
Dative metalowi metalom
Accusative metal metale
Instrumental metalem metalami
Locative metalu metalach
Vocative metalu metale

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metal m

  1. metal

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metal n

  1. metal

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French métal or Catalan metall.

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metal m. (plural metales)

Singular
metal m.

Plural
metales m.

  1. metal

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