metal detector
(metal detector)
Princeton's WordNet
detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal
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metal
Webster Dictionary
to cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road
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plating
Webster Dictionary
the art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic deposition
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metallic
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy
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matte
Webster Dictionary
a partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called coarse metal, fine metal, etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color
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salt
(salt)
Princeton's WordNet
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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li
(lithium, Li, atomic number 3)
Princeton's WordNet
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
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lithium
(lithium, Li, atomic number 3)
Princeton's WordNet
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
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atomic number 3
(lithium, Li, atomic number 3)
Princeton's WordNet
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
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fret
(fret)
Princeton's WordNet
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
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drill press
Webster Dictionary
a machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw
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planchet
Webster Dictionary
a flat piece of metal; especially, a disk of metal ready to be stamped as a coin
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speculum
Webster Dictionary
a reflector of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting telescopes. See Speculum metal, below
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venus
Webster Dictionary
the metal copper; -- probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus
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buhlwork
Webster Dictionary
decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc
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rondle
Webster Dictionary
a round mass, plate, or disk; especially (Metal.), the crust or scale which forms upon the surface of molten metal in the crucible
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britannia
Webster Dictionary
a white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc. It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware. Called also Britannia metal
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plate
Webster Dictionary
to cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense
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fatigue crack
(fatigue crack)
Princeton's WordNet
a crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue
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chisel
Webster Dictionary
a tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer
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file
(ɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a metal tool, esp. of steel, having rough surfaces for reducing or smoothing metal, wood, etc.
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fine
(ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of a precious metal or its alloy) free from impurities; containing a large amount of pure metal.
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armor
(ˈɑr mər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a protective covering of metal, esp. metal plates, used on warships, armored vehicles, etc.
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ore
(ɔr, oʊr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
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crimp
(ɪmp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a crease formed in sheet metal or plate metal to make the material less flexible or for fastening purposes.
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aluminosilicate
(əˌlu mə noʊˈsɪl ə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any aluminum silicate containing alkali-metal or alkaline-earth-metal ions, as a feldspar, zeolite, or beryl.
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white metal
(ˈʰwaɪt li, ˈwaɪt-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of various light-colored alloys, as Babbitt metal or Britannia metal.
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spin
Webster Dictionary
to shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe
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plating
Webster Dictionary
a thin coating of metal laid upon another metal
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cladding
(ˈklæd ɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act or process of bonding one metal to another, usu. to protect the inner metal from corrosion.
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