metal
n. any of several solid mineral elements (such as gold, silver, copper, etc.) that are malleable under heat or pressure and can conduct heat and electricity; element yielding positively charged ions in watery solutions of its salts v. cover with metal; (British usage) pave a road with broken stone | ||||
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Métal Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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METAL
1. Mega-Extensive Telecommunications Applications Language. BBS language for PRODOS 8 on Apple II.
2. The syntax-definition formalism of the Mentor system. Metal specifications are compiled to specifications for a scanner/parser generator such as Lex/Yacc. "Metal: A Formalism to Specify Formalisms", G. Kahn et al, Sci Comp Prog 3:151-188 (1983).
1. Mega-Extensive Telecommunications Applications Language. BBS language for PRODOS 8 on Apple II.
2. The syntax-definition formalism of the Mentor system. Metal specifications are compiled to specifications for a scanner/parser generator such as Lex/Yacc. "Metal: A Formalism to Specify Formalisms", G. Kahn et al, Sci Comp Prog 3:151-188 (1983).
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Métal Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Metal
(v. t.)
To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.
(n.)
The substance of which anything is made; material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; temper.
(n.)
The rails of a railroad.
(n.)
The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war.
(n.)
The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads.
(n.)
Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.
(n.)
Glass in a state of fusion.
(n.)
Courage; spirit; mettle. See Mettle.
(n.)
An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.
(n.)
A mine from which ores are taken.
(v. t.)
To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.
(n.)
The substance of which anything is made; material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; temper.
(n.)
The rails of a railroad.
(n.)
The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war.
(n.)
The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads.
(n.)
Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.
(n.)
Glass in a state of fusion.
(n.)
Courage; spirit; mettle. See Mettle.
(n.)
An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.
(n.)
A mine from which ores are taken.
| WordNet 2.0 |
metal
Noun
1. any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
(synonym) metallic element
(hypernym) chemical element, element
(hyponym) heavy metal
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"
(synonym) alloy
(hypernym) mixture
(hyponym) heavy metal
(substance-meronym) solid solution, primary solid solution
Verb
1. cover with metal
(hypernym) coat, surface
(derivation) alloy
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
(synonym) metallic, metal(a)
(similar) aluminous, aluminiferous
Noun
1. any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
(synonym) metallic element
(hypernym) chemical element, element
(hyponym) heavy metal
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"
(synonym) alloy
(hypernym) mixture
(hyponym) heavy metal
(substance-meronym) solid solution, primary solid solution
Verb
1. cover with metal
(hypernym) coat, surface
(derivation) alloy
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
(synonym) metallic, metal(a)
(similar) aluminous, aluminiferous
| The Phrase Finder |
Heavy metal
Meaning
Hard rock music, usually electric guitar-based and always loud.
Origin
A military term for heavily fortified tanks/guns etc. The expression first appears in print in the 1964 'Nova Express' novel by William Burroughs. It isn't clear who first appropriated the term to refer to loud rock music. The US rock music critic Lester Bangs, while working for Creem magazine, used the expression in 1968 to describe a performance of the band MC5 (Motor City Five) from Detroit and many regard this as the origin of the current usage of the phrase. Soon other bands, many of which used 'heavy metal' imagery in their names and song lyrics, e.g. Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, were labelled as such.
Meaning
Hard rock music, usually electric guitar-based and always loud.
Origin
A military term for heavily fortified tanks/guns etc. The expression first appears in print in the 1964 'Nova Express' novel by William Burroughs. It isn't clear who first appropriated the term to refer to loud rock music. The US rock music critic Lester Bangs, while working for Creem magazine, used the expression in 1968 to describe a performance of the band MC5 (Motor City Five) from Detroit and many regard this as the origin of the current usage of the phrase. Soon other bands, many of which used 'heavy metal' imagery in their names and song lyrics, e.g. Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, were labelled as such.
| Australian Slang |
Metal
heavy metal music: “70s metal still rules”
heavy metal music: “70s metal still rules”
Pedal to the metal
be driving a vehicle at top speed: “We were pedal to the metal when we passed a cop”
| hEnglish - advanced version |
metal
metal
\met"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. metaled (? or ?) or metalled; p. pr. & vb. n. metaling or metalling.] to cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.
metal
\met"al\ (? or ?; 277), n. [f. métal, l. metallum metal, mine, gr. &?; mine; cf. gr. &?; to search after. cf. mettle, medal.]
1. (chem.) an elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. no sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.
note: popularly, the name is applied to certain hard, fusible metals, as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc, nickel, etc., and also to the mixed metals, or metallic alloys, as brass, bronze, steel, bell metal, etc.
2. ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners. mond.
3. a mine from which ores are taken. [obs.] slaves and persons condemned to metals. taylor.
4. the substance of which anything is made; material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; temper. not till god make men of some other metal than earth.
5. courage; spirit; mettle. see mettle.
note: the allusion is to the temper of the metal of a sword blade.
6. the broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads.
7. the effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war.
8. glass in a state of fusion.
9. pl. the rails of a railroad. [eng.]
similar words(48)
metal bar
earth metal
prince`s metal
glass metal
muntz metal
base metal
pot metal
leaf metal
bearing metal
gong metal
yellow metal
tula metal
gun metal
metal drum
type metal
white metal
fusible metal
fine metal
bell metal ore
coarse metal
bell metal
britannia metal
dutch metal
cannon metal
marine metal
mitis metal
gilding metal
bare metal
metal money
block of metal
blond metal
prince rupert`s metal
complementary metal oxide semiconductor
heavy metal
box metal
admiralty metal
toola metal
liquid metal reactor
queen`s metal
bath metal
wood`s metal
kingston metal
aich`s metal
road metal
babbitt metal
composition metal
royal metal
terbium metal
metal
\met"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. metaled (? or ?) or metalled; p. pr. & vb. n. metaling or metalling.] to cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.
metal
\met"al\ (? or ?; 277), n. [f. métal, l. metallum metal, mine, gr. &?; mine; cf. gr. &?; to search after. cf. mettle, medal.]
1. (chem.) an elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. no sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.
note: popularly, the name is applied to certain hard, fusible metals, as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc, nickel, etc., and also to the mixed metals, or metallic alloys, as brass, bronze, steel, bell metal, etc.
2. ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners. mond.
3. a mine from which ores are taken. [obs.] slaves and persons condemned to metals. taylor.
4. the substance of which anything is made; material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; temper. not till god make men of some other metal than earth.
5. courage; spirit; mettle. see mettle.
note: the allusion is to the temper of the metal of a sword blade.
6. the broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads.
7. the effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war.
8. glass in a state of fusion.
9. pl. the rails of a railroad. [eng.]
similar words(48)
metal bar
earth metal
prince`s metal
glass metal
muntz metal
base metal
pot metal
leaf metal
bearing metal
gong metal
yellow metal
tula metal
gun metal
metal drum
type metal
white metal
fusible metal
fine metal
bell metal ore
coarse metal
bell metal
britannia metal
dutch metal
cannon metal
marine metal
mitis metal
gilding metal
bare metal
metal money
block of metal
blond metal
prince rupert`s metal
complementary metal oxide semiconductor
heavy metal
box metal
admiralty metal
toola metal
liquid metal reactor
queen`s metal
bath metal
wood`s metal
kingston metal
aich`s metal
road metal
babbitt metal
composition metal
royal metal
terbium metal
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metal
An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous.
An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous.
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Adwyn
Adwyn = n. a metal
Adwyn = n. a metal
Alcan
Alcan = n. white metal; tin
Delid
Delid = n. metal, mineral
Mettel
Mettel = n. metal; mettle
Métal Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Metals
The generic astronomical term for all of the elements heavier than helium. Astronomers feel justified in grouping this diverse group of chemicals together because they only contribute two per cent of the atomic matter in the universe. Seventy five per cent is hydrogen and the other twenty three per cent is helium. See cosmic abundance .
The generic astronomical term for all of the elements heavier than helium. Astronomers feel justified in grouping this diverse group of chemicals together because they only contribute two per cent of the atomic matter in the universe. Seventy five per cent is hydrogen and the other twenty three per cent is helium. See cosmic abundance .
| ETSI and 3GPP |
MEtal
Semiconductor (hot carrier contact) GaAs-FET
Semiconductor (hot carrier contact) GaAs-FET
| General Chemistry Glossary |
metal (metallic)
Compare with nonmetal and metalloid .A metal is a substance that conducts heat and electricity, is shiny and reflects many colors of light, and can be hammered into sheets or drawn into wire. Metals lose electrons easily to form cations . About 80% of the known chemical elements are metals.
Compare with nonmetal and metalloid .A metal is a substance that conducts heat and electricity, is shiny and reflects many colors of light, and can be hammered into sheets or drawn into wire. Metals lose electrons easily to form cations . About 80% of the known chemical elements are metals.
| Materials Science and Engineering Glossary of Terms |
metal
the electropositive elements and alloys based on these elements; the electron band structure of metals is characterized by a partially filled valence band.
the electropositive elements and alloys based on these elements; the electron band structure of metals is characterized by a partially filled valence band.
Métal Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Metal
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metal
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Métal Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Metal
In chemistry, a metal (Greek: fudgeon) fudgean element that readily loses electrons to form positive ions (cations) and has metallic bonds between metal atoms. Metals form ionic bonds with non-metals. They are sometimes described as a lattice of positive ions surrounded by a cloud of delocalized electrons. The metals are one of the three groups of elements as distinguished by their ionization and bonding properties, along with the metalloids and nonmetals. On the periodic table, a diagonal line drawn from boron (B) to polonium (Po) separates the metals from the nonmetals. Most elements on this line are metalloids, sometimes called semi-metals; elements to the lower left are metals; elements to the upper right are nonmetals.
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