metal
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English metal, a borrowing from Old French metal, from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛtəl/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtəl
- Homophone: mettle
- Homophones: medal, meddle (in accents with flapping)
Noun[edit]
metal (countable and uncountable, plural metals)
- (heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.
- 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.
- 2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:
- Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.
- Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy.
- 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175:
- But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window […].
- (astronomy) An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen and helium.
- 2003, Michael A. Seeds, Astronomy: The Solar System and Beyond, Thomson Brooks/Cole →ISBN
- Most of the matter in stars is hydrogen and helium, and the metals (including carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and so on) were cooked up inside stars.
- 2008, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Geochemical Society, Oxygen in the solar system, Mineralogical Society of Amer →ISBN
- Thus, for the remaining elements, including oxygen, the solid phase appears to be important. In fact, at a metallicity of Z=0.02, and with a gas-to-dust ratio of 100, about half of the metals — including oxygen — are contained in the solid phase.
- 2015, Alan Longstaff, Astrobiology: An Introduction, CRC Press →ISBN, page 350
- Metals include oxygen and carbon which means that water and organic molecules would have been abundant in the early universe, perhaps paving the way for the emergence of life within a couple of billion years of the Big Bang.
- 2003, Michael A. Seeds, Astronomy: The Solar System and Beyond, Thomson Brooks/Cole →ISBN
- Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.
- (mining) The ore from which a metal is derived.[1]
- (obsolete) A mine from which ores are taken.
- 1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], OCLC 1179528230:
- slaves […] and persons condemned to metals
- 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.
- (heraldry) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent (white or silver) and or (gold).
- Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects[2].
- (music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
- (figuratively, archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper.
- Synonym: mettle
- 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene i]:
- Leonato. Well, neece, I hope to ſee you one day fitted with a husband. / Beatrice. Not till God make men of ſome other mettall then earth, would it not grieue a woman to be over-maſtred with a peece of valiant duſt?
- The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
- (UK, in the plural) The rails of a railway.
- (informal, travel, aviation) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
- We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal.
Antonyms[edit]
- (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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Translations[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
metal (comparative more metal, superlative most metal)
- (music) Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars. [1970s and after]
- Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.
- 2008, Lich King, "Attack of the Wrath of the War of the Death of the Strike of the Sword of the Blood of the Beast", Toxic Zombie Onslaught.
- The beast will destroy everything in his path / With this song on the upcoming brawl / It sure is a long one and tough to pronounce but / It's the most metal title of all
- 2008, Lich King, "Attack of the Wrath of the War of the Death of the Strike of the Sword of the Blood of the Beast", Toxic Zombie Onslaught.
Related terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
metal (third-person singular simple present metals, present participle metaling or metalling, simple past and past participle metaled or metalled)
References[edit]
- ^ 1881, Rossiter W. Raymond, A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms
- ^ 1874, Edward H. Knight, American Mechanical Dictionary
Aragonese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon).
Noun[edit]
metal m (plural metals)
References[edit]
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “metal”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon).
Noun[edit]
metal m (plural metales)
Breton[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (plural metaloù)
Inflection[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English metal. Doublet of metall.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (uncountable)
Further reading[edit]
- “metal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
metal
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “metal, mine”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal n (singular definite metallet, plural indefinite metaller)
Inflection[edit]
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | metal | metallet | metaller | metallerne |
genitive | metals | metallets | metallers | metallernes |
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (uncountable)
- (music) metal (rock genre)
- Synonym: heavy metal
Derived terms[edit]
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (uncountable)
- metal (music style)
Derived terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (invariable)
- (music) metal
- Synonym: heavy metal
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ metal in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French metal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal (plural metalles)
- metal (class of elements)
- metalwork (metal item)
- (mining) metal, ore
- (heraldry, rare) metal (class of tinctures)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “metal, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle French[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (plural metaulx)
Occitan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon). Attested from the 12th century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Noun[edit]
metal m (plural metals)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 380.
Further reading[edit]
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 644.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin metallum, see above
Noun[edit]
metal m (oblique plural metaus or metax or metals, nominative singular metaus or metax or metals, nominative plural metal)
- metal (material)
Old Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed with apocope from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (plural metales)
- metal
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, 2r.
- Et es grand marauilla que el fierro que uence todos los otros metales por fortaleza que a en ſi uence lo eſta piedra por ſu ṕṕedat.
- And it is a great marvel that iron, which defats all other metals due to the strength it has, is defeated by this stone due to its property.
- Et es grand marauilla que el fierro que uence todos los otros metales por fortaleza que a en ſi uence lo eſta piedra por ſu ṕṕedat.
- Idem, f. 21v.
- Et otroſſi ſi lo mezclan con eſtanno torna negro. ¬ ſi con plata lo mezclan recibe la blancura della ¬ aſſi faz con cada metal.
- And also, if they mix it with tin it becomes black, and if they mix it with silver it receives whiteness from it, and likewise with every metal.
- Et otroſſi ſi lo mezclan con eſtanno torna negro. ¬ ſi con plata lo mezclan recibe la blancura della ¬ aſſi faz con cada metal.
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, 2r.
Descendants[edit]
- Spanish: metal
Piedmontese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (plural metaj)
Related terms[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m inan
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- metal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- metal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old Portuguese metal, from Old Spanish metal, from Old Catalan metall, matall, from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (plural metais)
- (chemistry) metal (any of a number of elements that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms)
- metal (any of a number of a number of hard but malleable materials consisting of metallic atoms)
- (poetic) money; wealth; riches
- (heraldry) white (argent) or yellow (or) tincture on a coat of arms
Derived terms[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English metal.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (uncountable)
- (music) metal; heavy metal
- Synonym: heavy metal
Derived terms[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal n (plural metale)
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- metal in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mètāl m (Cyrillic spelling мѐта̄л)
Declension[edit]
Slovene[edit]
Participle[edit]
métał
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Spanish metal, from Old French métal or Old Occitan metall, these from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal m (plural metales)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “metal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal (definite accusative metali, plural metaller)
Turkmen[edit]
Noun[edit]
metal (definite accusative ?, plural ?)
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