what is metal mean
metal noun [C or U]. B1 a âchemical âelement, such as âiron or âgold, or a âmixture of such âelements, such as âsteel, that is âgenerally hard and âstrong, and through which âelectricity and âheat can âtravel: Metal, âpaper, and âglass can be ârecycled. Silver, âgold, and âplatinum are âprecious metals.