How to pronounce “metal”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (heading) Chemical elements or alloys, their ores, and the mines where their ores come from.
• (heraldry) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent (white or silver) and or (gold).
• (glassblowing) Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.[2]
• (music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drumbeats and distorted guitars.
• (figurative, archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper.
• The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
• (UK, in the plural) The rails of a railway.
• (informal, travel, aviation) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
• [Adjective]
• (music) Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars. [1970s and after]
• Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.
• [Verb]
• To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

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