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metal
has definitions from the fields of chemistry,metallurgy
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[ noun ] (chemistry) any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Synonyms Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)The machine quack makes his Rube_Goldberg devices out of odds_and_ends of metals , wires , and radio parts . (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)Sintered porous metals should be usable in_principle . The reflection of radiation originating from the anode holder and reflected back to it by the surrounding metal surfaces should also be small because of the specular characteristic of the metal surfaces and of the specific geometry . The reflection of radiation originating from the anode holder and reflected back to it by the surrounding metal surfaces should also be small because of the specular characteristic of the metal surfaces and of the specific geometry . The total heat loss through the anode holder included also the heat conducted through the base of the cylindrical piece into the adjacent metal parts . Related terms chemical_element iron mercury lead zinc tin Al potassium nickel copper chromium calcium tungsten barium sodium beryllium lanthanum lithium cobalt lutetium manganese curium Bk molybdenum einsteinium dysprosium erbium europium cadmium bismuth thallium thulium titanium uranium ytterbium magnesium alkali_metal heavy_metal Am neodymium neptunium praseodymium niobium osmium palladium polonium promethium protactinium francium fermium radium rhenium gadolinium Rh rubidium gallium californium antimony samarium ruthenium scandium holmium hafnium thorium strontium tantalum indium technetium terbium vanadium iridium yttrium cesium zirconium cerium alkaline_earth noble_metal alloy |
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[ adjective ] containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
Synonyms Examples "a metallic compound" "metallic luster" "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The rows of animals and birds , in_particular , suggest awareness of Oriental animal friezes , transmitted perhaps via Syrian silver bowls and textiles , but the specific forms of these rows on local vases and metal products are nonetheless Greek . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Warren handed him the metal box and Prevot quietly disappeared down the line . Related terms nonmetallic silver gold auriferous bimetal antimonial metallike bronze tinny argentiferous aluminous |
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[ noun ] (chemistry,metallurgy) a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
Synonyms Examples "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" Related terms metallic_element mixture steel pewter amalgam alnico Carboloy pinchbeck solder white_gold nickel-base_alloy white_metal type_metal Stellite oreide heavy_metal cheoplastic_metal copper-base_alloy dental_gold Duralumin Inconel Invar sterling_silver nickel_silver pyrophoric_alloy shot_metal Babbitt_metal tombac Wood's_metal Britannia_metal electrum pot_metal fusible_metal solid_solution |
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