metals

We have found lemma(root) word of metals : metal.

Definitions


[ˈmɛtl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a solid material which is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity (e.g. iron, gold, silver, and aluminium, and alloys such as steel)
(e.g: an adjustable pole made of metal)

- broken stone for use in making roads
(e.g: the work also involves dealing with rock aggregates for potential use as suitable road metal)

- molten glass before it is blown or cast

- heavy metal or similar rock music
(e.g: industrial music is a blend of metal and techno)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French metal or Latin metallum, from Greek metallon ‘mine, quarry, or metal’


[ˈmɛtl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make or mend (a road) with road metal
(e.g: several miles of the old road had been metalled with crushed stone)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French metal or Latin metallum, from Greek metallon ‘mine, quarry, or metal’




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