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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�m�t�l/, SAMPA|/"mEt@l/
audio|en-us-metal.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-uk-metal.ogg|Audio (UK)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t�l|-�t�l

Homophones
mettle
medal, meddle (in accents with flapping)

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.
2. Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy.
3. astronomy Any element other than hydrogen and helium,<ref>Majewski, S. R. (2003, 2006). CHEMICAL ABUNDANCE EFFECTS ON SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS. ASTR 551 (Majewski) Lecture Notes.</ref> or sometimes other than hydrogen.<ref>Martin, J. C. (n.d.). What we learn from a star's metal content</ref>
4. Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.
5. tincture A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
6. A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) categorised by strong and/or fast drum-beats and distorted guitars.

Derived terms
noble metal
nu metal/nu-metal
transition metal

Translations
trans-top|atomic element or material made of such atoms
Arabic: t-|ar|�عد�|sc=Arab
Breton: metal m -où p
Chinese: �, �屬
Croatian: t-|hr|metal|m, t+|hr|kovina|f
Czech: t-|cs|kov|m
Danish: t-|da|metal
Dutch: metaal n
Esperanto: t-|eo|metalo|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|metall
Ewe: ga
Finnish: t+|fi|metalli
French: métal m|p métaux
German: t+|de|Metall|n
Guarani: kuarepoti
Hebrew: he-translation|�ת�ת|matékhet f
Italian: t+|it|metallo
Interlingua: metallo
Japanese: �� (����, kinzoku) (1), ��製��� (kinzokusei no mono) (2)
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Korean: � (soe)
Latin: t+|la|metallum
Latvian: met�ls m (1,2,5)
Norwegian: t-|no|metall|n
Polish: t+|pl|metal|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|metal|m
Romanian: t-|ro|metal|n
Russian: t+|ru|ме�алл|m|sc=Cyrl
Slovak: t-|sk|kov|m
Slovene: kovina f (1, 2)
Spanish: t+|es|metal|m
Swedish: t+|sv|metall
Telugu: ల�హమ� (lohamu) (1, 2)
Tupinambá: itá
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References
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Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Made of metal.
2. Of or pertaining to the metal musical genre (e.g. the metal scene).

Synonyms
metallic

Translations

Czech: kovový m (made of metal)
Esperanto: metala
Finnish: t-|fi|metallinen
German: metallisch (1), Metall- (1,2)
Hebrew: �ת�ת�
Norwegian: metalisk
mid
Polish: metalowy
Russian: ме�алли�е�кий
Slovak: kovový m, kovová f, kovové n
Slovene: kovinski m, kovinska f, kovinsko n
Telugu: ల�హ (loha)
Yoruba: irin

Verb
en-verb|metal|l|ed

1. To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

See also
heavy metal

Category:1000 English basic words

Breton

Noun
metal m (plural -où)

1. metal

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|m

1. chemistry|lang=hr #English|metal

Synonyms
kovina#Croatian|kovina

Danish

Noun
metal

1. metal

Polish

Noun
metal m

1. metal

Portuguese

Noun
metal m

1. metal

Romanian

Noun
metal n

1. metal

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-m|pl=metales

1. metal

Category:es:Metals|*metal

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• 2007-12-29 09:41 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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