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metal meaning in Spanish

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metal [metals] (atomic element or material made of such atoms)
noun
[UK: ˈmet.l̩]
[US: ˈmet.l̩]

metalnoun
{m}
Gold is a metal. = El oro es un metal.

metal detector (a hand-held device)
noun
[UK: ˈmet.l̩ dɪ.ˈtek.tə(r)]
[US: ˈmet.l̩ də.ˈtek.tər]

detector de metalnoun
{m}

metalhead (one who listens to (is a fan of) heavy metal music)
noun

metaleranoun
{f}

metaleronoun
{m}

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
{m}

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
{m}

semimetalnoun
{m}

metalloprotein (a protein that contains a metal atom as a cofactor)
noun

metaloproteínanoun
{f}

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
{m}

metalúrgiconoun
{m} {f}

metallurgy (science of metals)
noun
[UK: mɪ.ˈtæ.lə.dʒi]
[US: ˈme.tə.lər.dʒi]

metalurgianoun
{f}

metalworker [metalworkers] (a person who shapes metal)
noun
[UK: ˈmetl.wɜːkə(r)]
[US: ˈme.təˌl.wərkər]

metalistanoun
{m}

obrero metalúrgiconoun
{m}

metalworking noun
[UK: ˈme.təˌl.wərkɪŋ]
[US: ˈme.təˌl.wərkɪŋ]

metalisteríanoun
{f}

metalmecánicanoun
{f}

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]

metal alcalinotérreonoun

bimetallism (a monetary standard)
noun
[UK: ˌbaɪ.ˈme.tə.lɪ.zəm]
[US: ˌbaɪ.ˈme.tə.lɪ.zəm]

bimetalismonoun
{m}

black metal (a subgenre of heavy metal)
noun

black metalnoun
{m}

heavy metal [heavy metals] (type of metal)
noun
[UK: ˈhe.vi ˈmet.l̩]
[US: ˈhe.vi ˈmet.l̩]

metal pesadonoun
{m}

heavy metal [heavy metals] (type of music)
noun
[UK: ˈhe.vi ˈmet.l̩]
[US: ˈhe.vi ˈmet.l̩]

heavy metalnoun
{m}

rock pesadonoun
{m}

noble metal [noble metals] (metal resistant to corrosion)
noun
[UK: ˈnəʊb.l̩ ˈmet.l̩]
[US: ˈnoʊb.l̩ ˈmet.l̩]

metal noblenoun
{m}

nonmetal [nonmetals] (element that does not have the properties of a metal)
noun
[UK: ˈnɒnˌmɛtl]
[US: ˈnɒnˌmɛtl]

no metalnoun
{m}

precious metal (metallic element with high economic value)
noun
[UK: ˈpre.ʃəs ˈmet.l̩]
[US: ˈpre.ʃəs ˈmet.l̩]

metal preciosonoun
{m}

sheet metal (Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet)
noun
[UK: ʃiːt ˈmet.l̩]
[US: ˈʃiːt ˈmet.l̩]

hojalatanoun
{f}

transition metal [transition metals] (transition element)
noun
[UK: træn.ˈzɪʃ.n̩ ˈmet.l̩]
[US: træn.ˈzɪʃ.n̩ ˈmet.l̩]

metal de transiciónnoun
{m}

type metal (a metal alloy that is used in traditional typefounding and mechanical typesetting)
noun

metal tipográficonoun
{m}