metal
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noun, often attributive \ˈme-təl\Definition of METAL
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: any of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat, form cations by loss of electrons, and yield basic oxides and hydroxides; especially : one that is a chemical element as distinguished from an alloy
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a : mettle 1a b : the substance out of which a person or thing is made
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: glass in its molten state
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a : printing type metal b : matter set in metal type
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Examples of METAL
- a mixture of various kinds of metal
- sculptors who work in metal and clay
- a mixture of different metals
Origin of METAL
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin metallum mine, metal, from Greek metallon
First Known Use: 14th century
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