| slovo | definícia |
metal
(encz) | metal,kov n: Zdeněk Brož |
Metal
(gcide) | Metal \Met"al\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F. m['e]tal, L. metallum
metal, mine, Gr. ? mine; cf. Gr. ? to search after. Cf.
Mettle, Medal.]
1. (Chem.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or
copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than
acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or
metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals
and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid
and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.
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Note: Popularly, the name is applied to certain hard, fusible
metals, as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc,
nickel, etc., and also to the mixed metals, or metallic
alloys, as brass, bronze, steel, bell metal, etc.
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2. Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.
--Raymond.
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3. A mine from which ores are taken. [Obs.]
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Slaves . . . and persons condemned to metals. --Jer.
Taylor.
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4. The substance of which anything is made; material; hence,
constitutional disposition; character; temper.
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Not till God make men of some other metal than
earth. --Shak.
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5. Courage; spirit; mettle. See Mettle. --Shak.
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Note: The allusion is to the temper of the metal of a sword
blade. --Skeat.
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6. The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting
railroads.
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7. The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel
of war.
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8. Glass in a state of fusion. --Knight.
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9. pl. The rails of a railroad. [Eng.]
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Base metal (Chem.), any one of the metals, as iron, lead,
etc., which are readily tarnished or oxidized, in contrast
with the noble metals. In general, a metal of small value,
as compared with gold or silver.
Fusible metal (Metal.), a very fusible alloy, usually
consisting of bismuth with lead, tin, or cadmium.
Heavy metals (Chem.), the metallic elements not included in
the groups of the alkalies, alkaline earths, or the
earths; specifically, the heavy metals, as gold, mercury,
platinum, lead, silver, etc.
Light metals (Chem.), the metallic elements of the alkali
and alkaline earth groups, as sodium, lithium, calcium,
magnesium, etc.; also, sometimes, the metals of the
earths, as aluminium.
Muntz metal, an alloy for sheathing and other purposes,
consisting of about sixty per cent of copper, and forty of
zinc. Sometimes a little lead is added. It is named from
the inventor.
Prince's metal (Old Chem.), an alloy resembling brass,
consisting of three parts of copper to one of zinc; --
also called Prince Rupert's metal.
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Metal
(gcide) | Metal \Met"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Metaled (? or ?) or
Metalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Metaling or Metalling.]
To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a
road.
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metal
(wn) | metal
adj 1: 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 [syn:
metallic, metal(a)] [ant: nonmetal, nonmetallic]
n 1: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny
solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed
into sheets etc. [syn: metallic element, metal]
2: 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" [syn: alloy, metal]
v 1: cover with metal |
metal
(foldoc) | METAL
1. Mega-Extensive Telecommunications Applications Language.
BBS language for PRODOS 8 on Apple II.
2. The syntax-definition formalism of the Mentor system.
Metal specifications are compiled to specifications for a
scanner/parser generator such as Lex/Yacc. "Metal: A
Formalism to Specify Formalisms", G. Kahn et al, Sci Comp
Prog 3:151-188 (1983).
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metal
(vera) | METAL
Machine Evaluation and Translation Language (Siemens)
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metal
(vera) | METAL
Macro Expansion Template Attribute Language (TAL, ZPT, ZOPE)
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bearing metal
(mass) | bearing metal
- kompoyícia |
metallurgy
(mass) | metallurgy
- hutníctvo, metalurgia, hutníctvo |
sheet metal
(mass) | sheet metal
- plech |
sheetmetal
(mass) | sheet-metal
- plech |
metalurgia
(msas) | metalurgia
- metallurgy |
metalurgia
(msasasci) | metalurgia
- metallurgy |
alkali metal
(encz) | alkali metal,alkalický kov n: |
alkaline metal
(encz) | alkaline metal,alkalický kov [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
bearing metal
(encz) | bearing metal,kompozice n: Zdeněk Brož |
bimetal
(encz) | bimetal,bimetal Zdeněk Brož |
bimetallic
(encz) | bimetallic,bimetalový |
bimetallism
(encz) | bimetallism,bimetalismus n: Zdeněk Brož |
bimetallist
(encz) | bimetallist,bimetalistický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
cheoplastic metal
(encz) | cheoplastic metal, n: |
environmetal component
(encz) | environmetal component,složka prostředí [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
full metal jacket
(encz) | full metal jacket, n: |
fusible metal
(encz) | fusible metal, n: |
gilding metal
(encz) | gilding metal, n: |
grid metal
(encz) | grid metal, n: |
gunmetal
(encz) | gunmetal,druh bronzu Zdeněk Brož |
heavy metal
(encz) | heavy metal,těžký kov Zdeněk Brož |
liquid metal reactor
(encz) | liquid metal reactor, n: |
metal bar
(encz) | metal bar, n: |
metal content
(encz) | metal content,kovový obsah Mgr. Dita Gálová |
metal detector
(encz) | metal detector,detektor kovů |
metal drum
(encz) | metal drum, n: |
metal filing
(encz) | metal filing, n: |
metal glove
(encz) | metal glove, n: |
metal money
(encz) | metal money, n: |
metal nut
(encz) | metal nut,matice |
metal plate
(encz) | metal plate,plech n: Zdeněk Brož |
metal plating
(encz) | metal plating, n: |
metal ring wire comb
(encz) | metal ring wire comb,kovový hřbet kroužkové vazby n: Ivan Masár |
metal saw
(encz) | metal saw, n: |
metal screw
(encz) | metal screw, n: |
metal wood
(encz) | metal wood, n: |
metalanguage
(encz) | metalanguage,metajazyk n: Zdeněk Brož |
metalepsis
(encz) | metalepsis, n: |
metalinguistic
(encz) | metalinguistic,metalingvistický adj: Zdeněk Brožmetalinguistic,metalingvistika n: Zdeněk Brož |
metalled
(encz) | metalled,štěrkový Jaroslav Šedivý |
metallic
(encz) | metallic,kovový adj: |
metallic bond
(encz) | metallic bond, n: |
metallic element
(encz) | metallic element, n: |
metallic waste
(encz) | metallic waste,kovový odpad [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
metalliferous
(encz) | metalliferous,rudonosný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
metallike
(encz) | metallike, adj: |
metallised
(encz) | metallised, |
metallization
(encz) | metallization,metalizace n: Zdeněk Brož |
metallized
(encz) | metallized, |
metallized dye
(encz) | metallized dye, n: |
metalloid
(encz) | metalloid,metaloid n: Zdeněk Brož |
metallurgic
(encz) | metallurgic,hutní adj: Zdeněk Brožmetallurgic,hutnický adj: Zdeněk Brožmetallurgic,metalurgický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
metallurgical
(encz) | metallurgical,hutnický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
metallurgical engineer
(encz) | metallurgical engineer, n: |
metallurgist
(encz) | metallurgist,hutník n: Zdeněk Brož |
metallurgy
(encz) | metallurgy,hutnictví n: Zdeněk Brožmetallurgy,metalurgie n: |
metals
(encz) | metals,kovy n: |
metalware
(encz) | metalware, n: |
metalwork
(encz) | metalwork,kovový výrobek Zdeněk Brož |
metalworker
(encz) | metalworker,kovodělník n: Zdeněk Brož |
metalworking
(encz) | metalworking,kovodělnictví n: Zdeněk Brož |
metalworking vise
(encz) | metalworking vise, n: |
metalworks
(encz) | metalworks,železárna n: Zdeněk Brožmetalworks,železárny n: Zdeněk Brož |
misch metal
(encz) | misch metal, n: |
monometallic
(encz) | monometallic,monometalický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
noble metal
(encz) | noble metal, n: |
non-metallic
(encz) | non-metallic,nekovový Martin Dvořák |
nonmetal
(encz) | nonmetal,nekov |
nonmetallic
(encz) | nonmetallic,nekovový |
organometallic
(encz) | organometallic,organokovový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pedal to the metal
(encz) | pedal to the metal, |
pot metal
(encz) | pot metal, n: |
powder metallurgy
(encz) | powder metallurgy, n: |
precious metal
(encz) | precious metal,cenný kov Mgr. Dita Gálová |
road metal
(encz) | road metal, n: |
scrap metal
(encz) | scrap metal, n: |
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