Metal — meaning in English
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English meaning
- metal noun A class of chemical elements (and their alloys) that are typically shiny, hard, and good conductors of heat and electricity, such as iron, gold, or aluminum.
Senses
Metal is used for these senses in English:
- heavy metal (music genre, uncountable) The first form of metal music, which arose in the late 1960s and the 1970s, and is closer to the rock music of the time than most other subgenres of metal.
- metal (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.
metal — full definition
- noun A class of chemical elements (and their alloys) that are typically shiny, hard, and good conductors of heat and electricity, such as iron, gold, or aluminum.
- noun A genre of loud rock music featuring heavy drums and distorted guitars.
- adj Relating to or characteristic of the metal music genre.