Definitions for Metal
ˈmɛt lmet·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. metallic element, metalnoun

   any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

2. alloy, metaladjective

   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"

3. metallic, metal(a)verb

   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

4. metalverb

   cover with metal

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.6 / 8 votes

1. metalnoun

   Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.

2. metalnoun

   Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy.

3. metalnoun

   Any element other than hydrogen and helium, or sometimes other than hydrogen.

4. metalnoun

   Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.

5. metalnoun

   A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.

6. metalnoun

   Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects

7. metalnoun

   A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) categorised by strong, fast drum-beats and distorted guitars.

8. metalverb

   To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. METALnoun

   We understand by the term metal a firm, heavy, and hard substance, opake, fusible by fire, and concreting again when cold into a solid body such as it was before, which is malleable under the hammer, and is of a bright, glossy, and glittering substance where newly cut or broken. The metals are six in number:1. gold;2. silver;3. copper;4. tin;5. iron; and,6. lead; of which gold is the heaviest, lead the second in weight, then silver, then copper, and iron is the lightest except tin: some have added mercury or quicksilver to the number of metals; but as it wants malleability, the criterion of metals, it is more properly ranked among the semi metals. John Hill Mat. Med.

   Etymology: metal, French; metallum, Latin.

   Metallists use a kind of terrace in their vessels for fining metals, that the melted metal run not out. Joseph Moxon.

   2. Courage; spirit. In this sense it is more frequently written mettle. See Mettle.

   Being glad to find their companions had so much metal, after a long debate the major part carried it. Edward Hyde.

   3. Upon this signification the following ambiguity is founded.

   Both kinds of metal he prepar’d,
   Either to give blows or to ward;
   Courage and steel both of great force,
   Prepar’d for better or for worse. Hudibras, p. i.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metal

   The Template Attribute Language (TAL) is a templating language used to generate dynamic HTML and XML pages. Its main goal is to simplify the collaboration between programmers and designers. This is achieved by embedding TAL statements inside valid HTML (or XML) tags which can then be worked on using common design tools. TAL was created for Zope but is used in other Python-based projects as well.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metal

   A metal is a type of chemical element that is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity. These substances are found naturally in the earth's crust and are mainly categorized as either base metals, ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, or precious metals. Metals are commonly used in a wide array of applications including construction, electronics, and manufacturing due to their physical properties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Metalnoun

   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

2. Metalnoun

   ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners

3. Metalnoun

   a mine from which ores are taken

4. Metalnoun

   the substance of which anything is made; material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; temper

5. Metalnoun

   courage; spirit; mettle. See Mettle

6. Metalnoun

   the broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads

7. Metalnoun

   the effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war

8. Metalnoun

   glass in a state of fusion

9. Metalnoun

   the rails of a railroad

10. Metalverb

    to cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road

11. Etymology: [F. mtal, L. metallum metal, mine, Gr. mine; cf. Gr. to search after. Cf. Mettle, Medal.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Metal

   A metal is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually shiny, malleable and ductile. The meaning of the term "metal" differs for various communities. Many elements and compounds that are not normally classified as metals become metallic under high pressures

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metal

   met′al, n. an opaque substance, possessing a peculiar lustre, fusibility, conductivity for heat and electricity, &c., such as gold, &c.: courage or spirit (now spelt mettle): intrinsic quality: the number and power of guns carried by a ship-of-war: broken stones used for macadamised roads: (pl.) the rails of a railroad.—v.t. to put metal on, as a road.—n. Metalic′ity.—adjs. Met′alled, covered with metal, as a road; Metal′lic, pertaining to, or like, a metal: consisting of metal.—adv. Metal′lically.—adjs. Metallif′erous, producing or yielding metals; Metal′liform, having the form of metals: like metal; Met′alline, pertaining to a metal: consisting of, or mixed with, metal.—ns. Met′alling, road-metal, broken stones; Metallisā′tion.—v.t. Met′allise, to form into metal: to give to a substance its metallic properties.—ns. Met′allist, a worker in metals: one who is skilled in metals: an advocate of the use of metal as currency; Metal′lograph, a print produced by metallographic process.—adj. Metallograph′ic—ns. Metallog′raphist; Metallog′raphy, an account or description of metals: a process for utilising metal plates in a manner similar to lithographic stones: a process of imitating the grain of wood on metals; Met′alloid, one of the metallic bases of the fixed alkalies and alkaline earths: any of the elements which are non-metallic in the chemical sense of being able to replace hydrogen in an acid, and thus forming a salt: one of the inflammable non-metallic elements (sulphur, phosphorus, &c.).—adjs. Met′alloid, Metalloid′al, pertaining to, or of the nature of, the metalloids.—ns. Metal′lophone, a kind of piano, having graduated metal bars in place of strings: a musical instrument, differing from the xylophone in having metal instead of wooden bars; Met′allotherapy, the treatment of disease by the external application of metals.—Metallic oxide, a compound of metal and oxygen; Metallic salts, salts having a metal or metallic oxide for base.—Base metals, lead, zinc, copper, iron; Fusible metal, a metallic alloy that fuses at a very low temperature—usually of lead, tin, and bismuth; Light metals, those whose specific gravity is less than 5; Noble, or Perfect, metals, gold, silver, platinum, so called because they keep their lustre when exposed to the air. [Fr.,—L. metallum—Gr. metallon, a mine, a metal.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metal

   A word comprehending the great guns, or ordnance generally, of a ship or battery.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metal

   Broken stone, etc., used as a road cover.

2. metal

   In heraldry, the metals in use are gold and silver, known as or and argent. The field of the escutcheon and the charges which it bears may be of metal as well as of color. It is a rule of blazon that metal should not be placed on metal, or color on color.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metal

   A type of material.

   Metal is a materialand suitable for many purposes

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. METAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Metal is ranked #151532 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Metal surname appeared 108 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Metal.
   
   85.1% or 92 total occurrences were White.
   11.1% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Coat

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Metal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2295

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Metal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2011

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Metal' in Nouns Frequency: #828

How to pronounce Metal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Metal in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Metal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Metal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Metal in a Sentence

1. Brian Kolski:

   Heavy metal exposure can be directly toxic to heart muscle, [It] can also cause problems with electrolytes. Anything that causes a derangement in electrolytes can cause heart palpitations.

2. Simon Cowell:

   The hardest thing was, and I said this to Lauren when I came out of the hospital, I was so embarrassed about coming home, looking about 100 [years old] because I couldn’t walk, and I have these metal rods in my back and all these screws.

3. Hannah Baxter:

   Although I'm a certified beauty fanatic, it pains me to witness all of the wasted packaging that isn't recyclable wind up in landfills, i think a lot of people would be surprised to learn that bottle pumps, which are so ubiquitous, can't be recycled since many of the metal components are too small. That's why I'm a big fan of companies that offer refillable containers and that sell bulk refills so I can keep my original bottle and pump for years.

4. Richard Peirce:

   If you're a diver with an underwater camera, use it, if you're a snorkeler, rip off your snorkel and use it to poke the shark, i've had a lot of sharks come at me, and it's (been) enough to use a shark billy -- a small metal rod between two and three feet long -- and I've just given them a little nudge on their nose.

5. Jefferey Chiu:

   In a chip, there are lots of billions of transistors, and we need a lot of metal layers to interconnect all the signals, we have to clean the surface again and again after every process is finished.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Metal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Metal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Metal
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Metal
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Metal
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Metal
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Metal
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html