metal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 References 1.3 Verb 2 Breton 2.1 Noun 3 Croatian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Synonyms 4 Danish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Inflection 5 Italian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Synonyms 5.2.2 Related terms 6 Polish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 6.2.1 Declension 6.2.2 Derived terms 7 Portuguese 7.1 Noun 8 Romanian 8.1 Noun 9 Spanish 9.1 Etymology 9.2 Noun 9.2.1 Related terms

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• IPA: /ˈmɛtəl/, SAMPA: /"mEt@l/
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• Rhymes: -ɛtəl
• Homophones: mettle; medal, meddle (in accents with flapping)

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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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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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• kovina

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Wikipedia ^da

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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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• heavy metal

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• metallaro

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• IPA: [ˈmɛtal]
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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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• metalowy

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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)

1. metal

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• metálico
• metalizar