metal

/ˈmetəl/ noun [C, U]

Translation

› a usually hard, shiny material such as iron, gold, or silver which heat and electricity can travel through

metal, maden

scrap metal Metals are used for making machinery and tools. a metal sheet/bar272263

metallic

/məˈtælɪk/ adjective › having a quality that is similar to metal

madenî, metalik

a metallic paint/taste Our new car is metallic blue. → See also heavy metal272

(Definition of metal noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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