Definition of metal

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of metal is as below...

Metal (n.) Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.

Lern More About Metal

Laminate :: Laminate (v. t.) To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling..
Ductilimeter :: Ductilimeter (n.) An instrument for accurately determining the ductility of metals.
Sprue :: Sprue (n.) The waste piece of metal cast in this hole; hence, dross..
Plating :: Plating (n.) A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel) plates.
Helmet :: Helmet (n.) A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun..
Planchet :: Planchet (n.) A flat piece of metal; especially, a disk of metal ready to be stamped as a coin..
Wolframite :: Wolframite (n.) Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or grayish black color, submetallic luster, and high specific gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also crystallized. Called also wolfram..
Blue :: Blue (v. t.) To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by heating, as metals, etc..
Pyrargyrite :: Pyrargyrite (n.) Ruby silver; dark red silver ore. It is a sulphide of antimony and silver, occurring in rhombohedral crystals or massive, and is of a dark red or black color with a metallic adamantine luster..
Perkinism :: Perkinism (n.) A remedial treatment, by drawing the pointed extremities of two rods, each of a different metal, over the affected part; tractoration, -- first employed by Dr. Elisha Perkins of Norwich, Conn. See Metallotherapy..
Languet :: Languet (n.) Anything resembling the tongue in form or office; specif., the slip of metal in an organ pipe which turns the current of air toward its mouth..
Revive :: Revive (v. i.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal..
Cachepot :: Cachepot (n.) An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal, paper, etc..
Monometallism :: Monometallism (n.) The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money values. See Bimetallism..
Roller :: Roller (n.) One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts..
Slat :: Slat (n.) A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind..
Ruthenium :: Ruthenium (n.) A rare element of the light platinum group, found associated with platinum ores, and isolated as a hard, brittle steel-gray metal which is very infusible. Symbol Ru. Atomic weight 103.5. Specific gravity 12.26. See Platinum metals, under Platinum..
Chromium :: Chromium (n.) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also chrome..
Metallography :: Metallography (n.) A substitute for lithography, in which metallic plates are used instead of stone..
Mute :: Mute (a.) Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us