metal

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English, from Old French metal (metal), from Latin metallum (metal, mine, quarry, mineral), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, mine, quarry, metal), from μέταλλευειν (métalleuein, to mine, quarry), of unknown origin, but apparently related to μέταλλαν (métallan, to seek after), also of unknown origin.

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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.) characterized by strong, fast drum-beats and distorted guitars.
  8. (archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.
    • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2 Scene 1:
      LEONATO. Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband.
      BEATRICE. Not till God make men of some other metal than earth. Would it not grieve a woman to be over-mastered with a piece of valiant dust?

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  • (any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms): nonmetal

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References[edit]

  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

Adjective[edit]

metal (comparative more metal, superlative most metal)

  1. (music) Characterized by strong, fast drum-beats and distorted guitars. [1970s and after]

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Verb[edit]

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.

Asturian[edit]

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Noun[edit]

metal m (plural metales)

  1. metal

Breton[edit]

Noun[edit]

metal m (plural metaloù)

  1. metal

Danish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /metal/, [meˈtˢal]

Noun[edit]

metal n (singular definite metallet, plural indefinite metaller)

  1. metal

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Italian[edit]

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English

Noun[edit]

metal m (invariable)

  1. (music) metal

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Middle French[edit]

Noun[edit]

metal m (plural metaulx)

  1. metal

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin metallum, see above

Noun[edit]

metal m (oblique plural metaus, nominative singular metaus, nominative plural metal)

  1. metal (material)

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin metallum

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metal m

  1. metal

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Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

metal m (plural metais)

  1. metal

Romanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

metal n

  1. metal

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /mětaːl/
  • Hyphenation: me‧tal

Noun[edit]

mètāl m (Cyrillic spelling мѐта̄л)

  1. (chemistry) metal

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French métal or Catalan metall.

Noun[edit]

metal m (plural metales)

  1. metal

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