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metal [metals] (atomic element or material made of such atoms) noun [UK: ˈmet.l̩] [US: ˈmet.l̩] | metalnoun |
metal detector (a hand-held device) noun [UK: ˈmet.l̩ dɪ.ˈtek.tə(r)] [US: ˈmet.l̩ də.ˈtek.tər] | detector de metalnoun |
metalhead (one who listens to (is a fan of) heavy metal music) noun | metaleranoun metaleronoun |
metallic ((of a color) having the appearance of being of polished metal) adjective [UK: mɪ.ˈtæ.lɪk] [US: mə.ˈtæ.lɪk] | metalizadoadjective |
metallic (related to metal) adjective [UK: mɪ.ˈtæ.lɪk] [US: mə.ˈtæ.lɪk] | metálicoadjectivePlutonium has a metallic taste. = El Plutonio tiene gusto metálico. |
metallic bond (chemical bond) noun [UK: mɪ.ˈtæ.lɪk bɒnd] [US: mə.ˈtæ.lɪk ˈbɑːnd] | enlace metáliconoun |
metallize [metallized, metallizing, metallizes] (to coat, treat or impregnate a non-metallic object with metal) verb [UK: ˈme.tə.laɪz] [US: ˈmet.ˌlaɪz] | metalizarverb |
metalloid [metalloids] (element) noun [UK: ˈme.tə.lɔɪd] [US: ˈmet.lɔɪd] | metaloidenoun semimetalnoun |
metalloprotein (a protein that contains a metal atom as a cofactor) noun | metaloproteínanoun |
metallurgical (of or relating to metallurgy) adjective [UK: ˌme.tə.ˈlɜː.dʒɪk.l̩] [US: ˌme.tə.ˈlɝː.dʒɪk.l̩] | metalúrgicoadjective |
metallurgically (in a metallurgical manner) adverb | metalúrgicamenteadverb |
metallurgist [metallurgists] (person skilled in metallurgy) noun [UK: mɪ.ˈtæ.lə.dʒɪst] [US: mɪ.ˈtæ.lə.dʒɪst] | metalurgistanoun metalúrgiconoun |
metallurgy (science of metals) noun [UK: mɪ.ˈtæ.lə.dʒi] [US: ˈme.tə.lər.dʒi] | metalurgianoun |
metalworker [metalworkers] (a person who shapes metal) noun [UK: ˈmetl.wɜːkə(r)] [US: ˈme.təˌl.wərkər] | metalistanoun obrero metalúrgiconoun |
metalworking noun [UK: ˈme.təˌl.wərkɪŋ] [US: ˈme.təˌl.wərkɪŋ] | metalisteríanoun metalmecánicanoun |
alkaline earth metal [alkaline earth metals] (any element of group II of the periodic table) noun [UK: ˈælk.ə.laɪn ɜːθ ˈmet.l̩] [US: ˈælk.ə.ˌlaɪn ˈɝːθ ˈmet.l̩] | |
bimetallism (a monetary standard) noun [UK: ˌbaɪ.ˈme.tə.lɪ.zəm] [US: ˌbaɪ.ˈme.tə.lɪ.zəm] | bimetalismonoun |
black metal (a subgenre of heavy metal) noun | black metalnoun |
heavy metal [heavy metals] (type of metal) noun [UK: ˈhe.vi ˈmet.l̩] [US: ˈhe.vi ˈmet.l̩] | metal pesadonoun |
heavy metal [heavy metals] (type of music) noun [UK: ˈhe.vi ˈmet.l̩] [US: ˈhe.vi ˈmet.l̩] | heavy metalnoun rock pesadonoun |
noble metal [noble metals] (metal resistant to corrosion) noun [UK: ˈnəʊb.l̩ ˈmet.l̩] [US: ˈnoʊb.l̩ ˈmet.l̩] | metal noblenoun |
nonmetal [nonmetals] (element that does not have the properties of a metal) noun [UK: ˈnɒnˌmɛtl] [US: ˈnɒnˌmɛtl] | no metalnoun |
precious metal (metallic element with high economic value) noun [UK: ˈpre.ʃəs ˈmet.l̩] [US: ˈpre.ʃəs ˈmet.l̩] | metal preciosonoun |
sheet metal (Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet) noun [UK: ʃiːt ˈmet.l̩] [US: ˈʃiːt ˈmet.l̩] | hojalatanoun |
transition metal [transition metals] (transition element) noun [UK: træn.ˈzɪʃ.n̩ ˈmet.l̩] [US: træn.ˈzɪʃ.n̩ ˈmet.l̩] | metal de transiciónnoun |
type metal (a metal alloy that is used in traditional typefounding and mechanical typesetting) noun | metal tipográficonoun |