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Definition of 'steel'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) steel
any of various forms of refined iron containing less carbon than pig iron and more than wrought iron and possessing varying qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength.

2.  steel
a thing or things made of this metal.

3.  steel
a flat strip of this metal used for stiffening, esp. in corsets; stay.

4.  steel
a sword.

5.  steel
a rounded rod of ridged steel, fitted with a handle and used esp. for sharpening knives.

6. (adj.) steel
made of steel.

7.  steel
of, pertaining to, or like steel.

8. (v.t.) steel
to fit with steel, as by pointing, edging, or overlaying.

9.  steel
to cause to resemble steel in some way.

10.  steel
to render insensible, inflexible, unyielding, determined, etc.:
She steeled herself to open the door.

Etymology: (bef. 900; (n.) ME stele OE (Anglian) stēle, c. OFris

Definition of 'steel'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) steel
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

2. (noun) sword, blade, brand, steel
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

3. (verb) steel
knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod

4. (verb) steel, nerve
get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

5. (verb) steel
cover, plate, or edge with steel

Definition of 'steel'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) steel
a metal consisting of iron and carbon
a steel bridge

Definition of 'steel'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) steel
a variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon

2. (noun) steel
an instrument or implement made of steel

3. (noun) steel
a weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc

4. (noun) steel
an instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives

5. (noun) steel
a piece of steel for striking sparks from flint

6. (noun) steel
fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is characterized by sternness or rigor

7. (noun) steel
a chalybeate medicine

8. (noun) steel
to overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax

9. (noun) steel
to make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or obdurate

10. (noun) steel
fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities

11. (noun) steel
to cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel

Definition of 'steel'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. steel
A tough, malleable, iron-based alloy containing up to, but no more than, two percent carbon and often other metals. It is used in medicine and dentistry in implants and instrumentation.

Definition of 'steel'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. steel
A compound of iron with carbon. The carbon may range from a few hundredths of one per cent. up to two per cent. For magnets, tool steel drawn to a straw color or a little lower is good. All shaping and filing should be done before magnetization.

Translation of 'steel'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip).
Afrikaans: staal	Arabic: فولاذ	Bulgarian: стомана
Brazilian: aço	Czech: ocel(ový)	German: der Stahl, Stahl-...
Danish: stål; stål-	Greek: ατσάλι, ατσάλινος	Estonian: teras
Farsi: پولاد	Finnish: teräs	French: (d')acier
Hebrew: פְּלָדָה	Hindi: इस्पात, फौलाद, तलवार, ताक	Croatian: čelik
Hungarian: acél	Indonesian: baja	Icelandic: stál
Italian: acciaio; d'acciaio	Japanese: 鋼鉄(の)	Korean: 강철
Lithuanian: plienas	Latvian: tērauds; tērauda-	Malay: keluli
Dutch: staal	Norwegian: stål	Polish: stal
Persian: پولاد	Pashto: پولاد	Portuguese: aço
Romanian: (de) oţel	Russian: сталь	Slovak: oceľ; oceľový
Slovenian: jeklo	Serbian: čelik	Swedish: stål
Thai: เหล็ก	Turkish: çelik	Taiwanese: 鋼(鐵)
Ukrainian: сталь, криця	Urdu: فولاد	Vietnamese: thép
Chinese: 钢（铁）
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