heavy metal
noun [C] (METAL) specializedDefinition
› a dense (= heavy in relation to its size) and usually poisonous metal, such as leadMetals and metalworkingChemical elements
(Definition of heavy metal noun (METAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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