Dictionary definition · metal
noun
- any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
- a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten"brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
verb
- cover with metal
adjective
- containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal"a metallic compound"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).