metal
Part of speech: noun
adj
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: Etymology tree
Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der.
Latin metallum
Old French metalbor.
Middle English metal
English metal
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”).
Inflected forms:
form: metals
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: more metal
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most metal
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: metals
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: metaling
pos: verb
tags: US
participle
present
form: metalling
pos: verb
tags: UK
participle
present
form: metaled
pos: verb
tags: US
participle
past
form: metaled
pos: verb
tags: US
past
form: metalled
pos: verb
tags: UK
participle
past
form: metalled
pos: verb
tags: UK
past
Senses:
gloss: Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.
Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere — an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core.
gloss: Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window[…].
gloss: Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Most of the matter in stars is hydrogen and helium, and the metals (including carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and so on) were cooked up inside stars.
2008, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Geochemical Society, Oxygen in the solar system, Mineralogical Society of Amer →ISBN
Thus, for the remaining elements, including oxygen, the solid phase appears to be important. In fact, at a metallicity of Z=0.02, and with a gas-to-dust ratio of 100, about half of the metals — including oxygen — are contained in the solid phase.
Metals include oxygen and carbon which means that water and organic molecules would have been abundant in the early universe, perhaps paving the way for the emergence of life within a couple of billion years of the Big Bang.
gloss: Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: One of the most important tasks was the metalling of the roads, and the dumping of metal beside them in parts where it was impossible to lay it, in order that work might commence with the assault. The surface of the roads was good, but only because the Division had been holding a front so wide, which made the traffic upon them relatively light.
gloss: Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: slaves […] and persons condemned to metals
gloss: A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent (white or silver) and or (gold).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, etc.) characterized by strong drumbeats and distorted guitars.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: While the motive is still under investigation, authorities said that Matthews’ interest in black metal music may have influenced his behavior.
gloss: The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
countable
figuratively
uncountable
examples: Leonato. Well, neece, I hope to ſee you one day fitted with a husband. / Beatrice. Not till God make men of ſome other mettall then earth, would it not grieue a woman to be over-maſtred with a peece of valiant duſt?
Th' Ambitious Youth, too Covetous of Fame, / Too full of Angells Metal in his Frame, / Unvvarily vvas led from Vertues vvays, / Made Drunk vvith Honour, and Debauch'd vvith Praiſe.
gloss: The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The rails of a railway.
pos: noun
tags: UK
countable
in-plural
uncountable
gloss: The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
pos: noun
tags: countable
informal
uncountable
examples: We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal.
gloss: Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
pos: adj
gloss: Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.
pos: adj
examples: The beast will destroy everything in his path
 With this song on the upcoming brawl
 It sure is a long one and tough to pronounce but
 It's the most metal title of all
Top tip: Bowling gloves are for sissies, although they look metal as fuck.
gloss: To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.
pos: verb
Synonyms: metal
Antonyms: nonmetal
Related words: metalling
:Category:Metals
heavy metal
Derived words: Aich's metal
Albion metal
alkali metal
alkaline-earth metal
alkaline earth metal
alkylmetal
allylmetal
alternative metal
alt-metal
arylmetal
avant-metal
Babbitt metal
babbitt metal
Babbitt's metal
bare metal
base metal
Bath metal
bell metal
bell-metal ore
bi-metal strip
biometal
bite my shiny metal ass
black metal
blond metal
blue metal
Britannia metal
bush-metal
cannon metal
Celtic metal
cermet
Christian metal
close to the metal
composition metal
cyclometalate
death metal
delta metal
depressive black metal
dimetal
doom metal
drone metal
Dutch metal
earth metal
emo metal
Euro-metal
expanded metal
extreme metal
ferrometal
Field's metal
folk metal
folk-metal
full metal jacket
funk metal
funk-metal
gilding metal
glam metal
glass metal
gothic metal
groove metal
gunmetal
gun-metal
gun metal
hair metal
half-metal
hard metal
heavy metal
heavy metal umlaut
heterometal
holy unblack metal
hot metal
hot metal typesetting
industrial metal
intermetal
king of metals
Kingston's metal
leaf metal
marine metal
melodic death metal
memory metal
metalammonium
metal aquo complex
metalate
metalation
metalbearing
metalbilly
Metal Bridge
metal carbonyl
metal cluster compound
metal complex
metalcore
metalcraft
metal-detect
metal detecting
metal detector
metal detectorist
metalformer
metalforming
metalgaze
metal halide lamp
metalhead
metal homeostasis
metal hydride
metalise
metalish
metalize
metal jacket
metallate
metalless
metallic
metallicity
metallide
metalliferous
metallike
metalline
metallise
metallism
metallization
metallize
metallo-
metallography
metalloid
metallole
metally
metalmaking
metalman
metalmark
metal master
metalmonger
metal mouth
metalness
metal neutral
metal-neutral
metalorganic
metal-organic framework
metal-poor
metal rubber
metal shop
metalsmith
metalsmithing
metaltail
metal-to-metal
metal umlaut
metalware
metalworker
metalworking
metalworks
mischmetal
monkey metal
multimetal
mu-metal
Muntz metal
nanometal
noble metal
non-metal
non-metallic metal
non metallic metal
nü-metal
nu metal
nu-metal
off-metal
organometal
outmetal
pedal to the metal
perfect metal
poor metal
pop metal
post-metal
post-transition metal
pot metal
power metal
precious metal
Prince Rupert's metal
prince's metal
progressive metal
proto-metal
protometal
put pedal to the metal
put the pedal to the metal
radiometal
rap metal
rare earth metal
refractory metal
remetal
Rieke metal
road metal
Rose's metal
royal metal
semi-metal
semimetal
sheet-metal
sheet metal
sludge metal
speculum metal
speed metal
stoner metal
thrash metal
transition metal
trimetal
Tula metal
type metal
unblack metal
Viking metal
white metal
Wood's metal
yellow metal
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: аметалл
roman: ametʼall
lang: Afrikaans
word: metaal
lang: Albanian
word: metal
lang: Southern Altai
word: темир
roman: temir
lang: Southern Altai
word: металл
roman: metall
lang: Arabic
word: فِلِزّ
roman: filizz
lang: Arabic
word: مَعْدِن
roman: maʕdin
lang: Arabic
word: معدن
roman: maʕdin
lang: Armenian
word: մետաղ
roman: metaġ
lang: Assamese
word: ধাতু
roman: dhatu
lang: Asturian
word: metal
lang: Avar
word: металл
roman: metall
lang: Azerbaijani
word: metal
lang: Basque
word: metal
lang: Belarusian
word: мета́л
roman: mjetál
lang: Belarusian
word: мэта́ль
roman: metálʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: мэта́л
roman: metál
lang: Bengali
word: ধাতু
roman: dhatu
lang: Eastern Bontoc
word: komak
lang: Eastern Bontoc
word: lanchok
lang: Breton
word: metal
lang: Bulgarian
word: мета́л
roman: metál
lang: Burmese
word: သတ္တု
roman: sattu.
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: ков
roman: kov
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: мета́л
roman: metál
lang: Catalan
word: metall
lang: Chechen
word: металл
roman: metall
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 金屬 /金属
roman: gam¹ suk⁶
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 金屬 /金属
roman: jīnshǔ
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 金
roman: jīn
lang: Chukchi
word: пыԓвынтын
roman: pyḷvyntyn
lang: Czech
word: kov
lang: Danish
word: metal
lang: Dutch
word: metaal
lang: Esperanto
word: metalo
lang: Estonian
word: metall
lang: Ewe
word: ga
lang: Faroese
word: málmur
lang: Faroese
word: skervur
lang: Faroese
word: málmbland
lang: Finnish
word: metalli
lang: French
word: métal
lang: West-Frisian
word: metaal
lang: Galician
word: metal
lang: Georgian
word: ლითონი
roman: litoni
lang: Georgian
word: მეტალი
roman: meṭali
lang: German
word: Metall
lang: Greek
word: μέταλλο
roman: métallo
lang: Ancient Greek
word: μέταλλον
roman: métallon
lang: Paraguayan Guarani
word: kuarepoti
lang: Gujarati
word: ધાતુ
roman: dhātu
lang: Hebrew
word: מַתֶּכֶת
roman: matékhet
lang: Hindi
word: धातु
roman: dhātu
lang: Hindi
word: धात
roman: dhāt
lang: White Hmong
word: hlau
lang: Hungarian
word: fém
lang: Hungarian
word: érc
lang: Icelandic
word: málmur
lang: Ido
word: metalo
lang: Tuwali Ifugao
word: gum'ok
lang: Tuwali Ifugao
word: landuk
lang: Ilocano
word: metal
lang: Indonesian
word: logam
lang: Interlingua
word: metallo
lang: Irish
word: miotal
lang: Middle Irish
word: mital
lang: Italian
word: metallo
lang: Japanese
word: 金
roman: kane
lang: Japanese
word: 金属
roman: kinzoku
lang: Southern Kalinga
word: aka
lang: Kalmyk
word: төмрлг
roman: tömrlg
lang: Kazakh
word: металл
roman: metall
lang: Khmer
word: លោហៈ
roman: loohaʼ
lang: Korean
word: 금속
roman: geumsok
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: kanza
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: metal
lang: Kyrgyz
word: металл
roman: metall
lang: Lao
word: ໂລຫະ
roman: lō ha
lang: Latin
word: metallum
lang: Latvian
word: metāls
lang: Lithuanian
word: metãlas
lang: Macedonian
word: метал
roman: metal
lang: Malagasy
word: metaly
lang: Malay
word: logam
lang: Brunei Malay
word: basi
lang: Malayalam
word: ലോഹം
roman: lōhaṁ
lang: Māori
word: maitai
lang: Māori
word: mētara
lang: Marathi
word: धातू
roman: dhātū
lang: Middle English
word: metal
lang: Mongolian
word: металл
roman: metall
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠠᠯ
roman: mētal
lang: Navajo
word: béésh
lang: Nepali
word: धातु
roman: dhātu
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: metall
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: metall
lang: Occitan
word: metal
lang: Old English
word: andweorc
lang: Ossetian
word: згъӕр
roman: zǧær
lang: Ossetian
word: металл
roman: metall
lang: Pali
word: loha
lang: Pashto
word: فلز
roman: felez
lang: Pashto
word: زر
roman: zar
lang: Dari
word: فِلِز
roman: filiz
lang: Iranian Persian
word: فِلِز
roman: felez
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Mettol
lang: Polish
word: metal
lang: Portuguese
word: metal
lang: Quechua
word: chuqi
lang: Quechua
word: q'illay
lang: Romanian
word: metal
lang: Russian
word: мета́лл
roman: metáll
lang: Russian
word: круше́ц
roman: krušéc
lang: Sanskrit
word: धातु
roman: dhātu
lang: Sanskrit
word: अयस्
roman: ayas
lang: Sanskrit
word: लोह
roman: loha
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: мѐта̄л
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ко̏вина
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: mètāl
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: kȍvina
lang: Sikkimese
word: ལྕགས་རིགས
lang: Slovak
word: kov
lang: Slovene
word: kovina
lang: Spanish
word: metal
lang: Swahili
word: metali
lang: Swedish
word: metall
lang: Tagalog
word: bakal
lang: Tagalog
word: metal
lang: Tagalog
word: kansa
lang: Tajik
word: металл
roman: metall
lang: Tajik
word: фулуз
roman: fuluz
lang: Tamil
word: உலோகம்
roman: ulōkam
lang: Telugu
word: లోహము
roman: lōhamu
lang: Thai
word: โลหะ
roman: loo-hà
lang: Tibetan
word: ལྕགས་རིགས
lang: Tupinambá
word: itá
lang: Turkish
word: metal
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: معدن
roman: maʿden
lang: Turkmen
word: metal
lang: Tuvan
word: демир
roman: demir
lang: Ukrainian
word: мета́л
roman: metál
lang: Urdu
word: دھات
roman: dhāt
lang: Uyghur
word: مېتال
roman: mëtal
lang: Uzbek
word: metall
lang: Uzbek
word: temir
lang: Veps
word: metall
lang: Vietnamese
word: kim loại
lang: Welsh
word: metel
lang: Welsh
word: metal
lang: Yiddish
word: מעטאַל
roman: metal
lang: Zhuang
word: gimsug