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met‧al /ˈmetl/ noun [uncountable and countable]
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جسم، سنگ ریزی کردن، فلزی کردن، با فلز پوشاندن، مهندسی: فلز، عمران: فلز، معماری: فلز، شیمی: فلز، علوم هوایی: فلز
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English Dictionarymet‧al S2 W2 /ˈmetl/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Latin metallum 'mine, metal', from Greek metallon]
a hard, usually shiny substance such as iron, gold, or steel ⇒
metallic:
The gate is made of metal. a small black metal box They traded in gold and other precious metals (=valuable metals used especially for making jewellery). The old trucks were sold as scrap metal (=old metal that is melted and used again). ⇒
heavy metal [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsmetal noun ADJ. soft | pure | ferrous, non-ferrous | base, heavy, noble, precious, rare, trace, transition | cold, hot the sudden pressure of cold metal against her cheek
bare | solid | gleaming, shining, shiny | tarnished | corroded, rusty | scrap to recycle scrap metal
twisted The bomb left a pile of jagged glass and twisted metal.
ductile | molten | sheet | toxic QUANT. lump, piece, strip VERB + METAL be cast from/in, be made from/(out) of a statue cast in metal The doors are made of metal.
recycle METAL + VERB contract, expand | rust METAL + NOUN alloy | band, bar, box, frame, mesh, plate, rod, sheet | fatigue | detector PREP. in ~ a sculptor who works in metal PHRASES the clang/clash of metal [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲