2. Noun. (rail transport) the rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of metal) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Metals
1. metal [v] - See also: metal
Medical Definition of Metals
1. Electropositive chemical elements characterised by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductance of heat and electricity. They can replace the hydrogen of an acid and form bases with hydroxyl radicals. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metals
Literary usage of Metals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The distinction between the metalloids and the metals is slight. The former,
excepting selenium and phosphorus, do not have a "metallic" lustre; ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1903)
"[5Sl]intrinsically the precious 'metals are the more valuable, in the aggregate,
the non- precious metals have probably contributed ae much or more to the ..."
3. Journal by Institution of Electrical Engineers Radio Section (1874)
"that this disturbance is confined to the magnetic metals, and tha occurs at or
about the temperature when they leave or re-enter thi condition. ..."
4. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"This paper examines the effect of micronutrient status on the toxicity of four
nonessential metals: cadmium, lead, mercury, and arsenic. ..."
5. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"THE metals. i THE metals gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and lead were known to
the ancients. We find them mentioned in the writings of the Old Testament, ..."
6. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"The spectra of metals which are not oxidisable did not show it, namely, gold,
silver, and platinum, neither did those of the easily volatile metals such as ..."
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