metal
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(a) containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
- a metallic compound
- metallic luster
- "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce
Nouns
- (n) any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. metallic element,
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(n) 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
Verbs
- (v) cover with metal
Synonyms
metallic element metallic alloyAntonyms
nonmetal nonmetallicWords of close approximity
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