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Definition of Block of metal
1. Noun. Metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Block Of Metal
Literary usage of Block of metal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1912)
"But the type-founder's unit of measurement refers to the size of the block of
metal upon whose base the letter is cast, and not to the size of the letter ..."
2. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1845)
"What I claim therein as rew, is the manner herein described of causing the back
of such books to be carried along against a fluted roller, or block of metal ..."
3. Principles of Physics: Designed for Use as a Textbook of General Physics by William Francis Magie (1911)
"With this arrangement he found that as the block of metal was turned its ...
By surrounding the block of metal with water, he was able to measure the ..."
4. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1838)
"... to the consistence of cream ; he then pours this mixture, or composition, on
a well polished, and perfectly even plate, or block of metal, ..."
5. A Treatise on Ordnance and Armor: Embracing Descriptions, Discussions, and by Alexander Lyman Holley (1865)
"The object of my invention is to cool tlie block of metal in such a manner as to
cause that portion of its section which is nearest (o the ..."
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