métal ductile
11Metal spinning — A brass vase spun by hand. Mounted to the lathe spindle is the mandrel for the body of the vase a shell sits on the T rest. The foreground shows the mandrel for the base. Behind the finished vase are the spinning tools used to shape the metal.… …
12MÉTAL — n. m. Corps simple, brillant, tantôt ductile et malléable, comme le fer et l’argent, tantôt cassant, comme l’antimoine et le bismuth : on le trouve dans les entrailles de la terre, quelquefois pur, mais le plus souvent uni à d’autres substances,… …
13metal — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a any of a class of chemical elements such as gold, silver, iron, and tin, usu. lustrous ductile solids and good conductors of heat and electricity and forming basic oxides. b an alloy of any of these. 2 material used for… …
14metal — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin metallum mine, metal, from Greek metallon Date: 14th century 1. any of various opaque, fusible, ductile, and typically lustrous substances that are good… …
15MÉTAL — s. m. Corps simple, brillant, tantôt ductile et malléable, comme le fer et l argent, tantôt cassant, comme l antimoine : on le trouve dans les entrailles de la terre, quelquefois pur, mais le plus souvent uni à d autres substances, avec… …
16metal — noun 1》 a solid material which is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity, e.g. iron, copper, and silver. ↘(metals) the steel tracks of a railway. ↘Heraldry gold and silver. 2》 …
17ductile — Denoting the property of a material that allows it to be bent, drawn out (as a wire), or otherwise deformed without breaking. [L. ductilis, capable of being led or drawn] * * * duc·tile dək təl, .tīl adj capable of being drawn out or hammered… …
18ductile — adj. Ductile is used with these nouns: ↑metal …
19ductile — adj. 1 (of a metal) capable of being drawn into wire; pliable, not brittle. 2 (of a substance) easily moulded. 3 (of a person) docile, gullible. Derivatives: ductility n. Etymology: ME f. OF ductile or L ductilis f. ducere duct lead …
20metal — One of the electropositive elements, either amphoteric or basic, usually characterized by properties such as luster, malleability, ductility, the ability to conduct electricity, and the tendency to lose rather than gain electrons in chemicals. [L …
