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  1. metalsnoun

    the rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network

    It was appropriate that 'King' number 6000 began the return to steam on British Rail metals in 1971.

  2. metalsnoun

    Plural form of metal.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Metals

    Electropositive chemical elements characterized by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductance of heat and electricity. They can replace the hydrogen of an acid and form bases with hydroxyl radicals. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

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  1. metals

    Plural form of the word metal.

    Various metals are created and sold around the world.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 8, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of metals in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of metals in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of metals in a Sentence

  1. Gianclaudio Torlizzi:

    Many people are wondering if the long-term bull market is over. I don't think it's over but copper has to hold above $6,200, which is the watershed level for the long-term uptrend, it doesn't make any sense to have such a gloomy sentiment on metals demand. This is a good opportunity to go long again.

  2. Nicholas Snowdon:

    Aluminium tops the list in terms of potential and much needed production cuts in the Western world. Also in the zinc market, we're seeing zinc mine production growing at the fastest pace in several years, given the positioning in base metals, which have swung firmly to short side, if you do see some significant production cut announcements, that could be a trigger for some short covering.

  3. Ariel Adams:

    Some watches are more branding than substance, watch out for brands with bloated prices thanks to merely adding precious metals and jewels to base watches and movements that aren't worth very much.

  4. Caroline Bain:

    But I suppose since because China is primarily the main demand force for industrial metals, there's the feeling it's not going to have a massive impact on the (supply-demand) fundamentals.

  5. Jane Houlihan:

    Their brain is forming rapidly, and so when they're exposed to metals that can interrupt those natural processes, the impacts range from behavioral problems to aggression to IQ loss and all kinds of cognitive and behavioral deficits that can persist throughout life, pound for pound, babies get the highest dose of these heavy metals compared to other parts of the population.

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