Link Centre Dictionary

metal

me·tal

UK/ˈmɛ.təl/ US/ˈmɛtʌl/ common informal uk
noun (2) adjective (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

Synonyms
2.

a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

  • “brass is an alloy of zinc and copper”
Synonyms

adjective

1.

containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal

  • “a metallic compound”
  • “metallic luster”
  • “the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades” Ambrose Bierce
Synonyms
Antonyms
Similar

verb

1.

cover with metal

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • Aich's metal
  • Albion metal
  • alkali metal
  • alkaline earth metal
  • alkaline-earth metal
  • alternative metal
  • Babbitt metal
  • heavy metal

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Part of

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.