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• Metal — This article is about metallic materials. For other uses, see Metal (disambiguation). Some metal pieces Metals Alkali metals …   Wikipedia

• alloy — {{11}}alloy (n.) early 14c. relative freedom of a noble metal from alloy or other impurities, from Anglo Fr. alai, from O.Fr. aloi, from aloiier (see ALLOY (Cf. alloy) (v.)). Meaning base metal alloyed with a noble metal is from c.1400. Modern… …   Etymology dictionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Noble & Cooley — is a drum manufacturing company based out of Granville, Massachusetts, mainly known for its snare drums. Contents 1 History 2 Current products 3 Discontinued products 4 Endorsers …   Wikipedia

• Oxide dispersion strengthened alloy — Oxide dispersion strengthened alloys (ODS) are used for high temperature turbine blades and heat exchanger tubing.[1] Alloys of nickel are the most common but work is being done on iron aluminum alloys.[2] ODS steels are used in nuclear… …   Wikipedia

• metal — One of the electropositive elements, either amphoteric or basic, usually characterized by properties such as luster, malleability, ductility, the ability to conduct electricity, and the tendency to lose rather than gain electrons in chemicals. [L …   Medical dictionary

• metal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ soft ▪ pure ▪ ferrous, non ferrous ▪ base, heavy, noble, precious …   Collocations dictionary

• metal — metallike, adj. /met l/, n., v., metaled, metaling or (esp. Brit.) metalled, metalling. n. 1. any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by… …   Universalium

• Metal as money — Throughout history, various metals, some of which are considered precious today, appear to have been used as a form of currency. The Bretton Woods system, under which all major currencies were theoretically exchangeable for gold, was abolished in …   Wikipedia

• Precious metal — A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high economic value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactive than most elements, have high luster, are softer or more ductile, and have higher melting points than other metals.… …   Wikipedia

• base metal — 1. any metal other than a precious or noble metal, as copper, lead, zinc, or tin. Cf. noble metal, precious metal. 2. the principal metal of an alloy. 3. the principal metal of a piece underlying a coating of another metal; core. * * * …   Universalium