Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Metal
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- bar
- a rigid piece of metal
- bullion
- gold or silver in bars or ingots
- field magnet
- a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor
- magnet
- a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
- paramagnet
- a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
- permanent magnet
- a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field
- pig
- a crude block of lead or iron poured from a smelting furnace
- planchet, coin blank
- a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin
- plate, scale, shell
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- plate iron
- a plate of iron
- sheet iron
- plate iron thinner than tank iron
- sheet metal
- metal formed into a thin plate
- steel
- a ridged steel rod used to sharpen knives
- steel plate
- a plate of steel
- stovepipe iron
- plate iron that is thinner than tank iron
- tank iron
- plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron
- tinfoil, tin foil
- foil made of tin or a tin-lead alloy
- tin plate
- thin sheet iron or steel coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans and pots
- workpiece
- a piece of metal being machined
- nugget
- a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
- bullion
- a mass of precious metal (usually in the form of bars or ingots)
- precious metal
- any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry
- gold
- coins made of gold
- silver
- coins made of silver
- terbium metal
- a separate group of related lanthanides, including terbium, europium, gadolinium, and sometimes dysprosium
- metallic element, metal
- any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
- actinium, Ac, atomic number 89
- a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
- noble metal
- any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation
- aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13
- a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
- alum, potassium alum, potash alum
- a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
- alum, ammonia alum, ammonium alum
- a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
- antimony, Sb, atomic number 51
- a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite
- americium, Am, atomic number 95
- a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
- arsenic, As, atomic number 33
- a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
- barium, Ba, atomic number 56
- a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
- beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
- a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element
- berkelium, Bk, atomic number 97
- a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
- bismuth, Bi, atomic number 83
- a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
- cadmium, Cd, atomic number 48
- a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
- calcium, Ca, atomic number 20
- a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
- californium, Cf, atomic number 98
- a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
- cerium, Ce, atomic number 58
- a ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
- cesium, caesium, Cs, atomic number 55
- a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal
- chromium, Cr, atomic number 24
- a hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
- cobalt, Co, atomic number 27
- a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition
- cobalt 60
- a radioactive isotope of cobalt with mass number 60; a source of exceptionally intense gamma rays; used in radiation therapy
- einsteinium, Es, E, atomic number 99
- a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
- copper, Cu, atomic number 29
- a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
- curium, Cm, atomic number 96
- a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei
- dysprosium, Dy, atomic number 66
- a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic
- europium, Eu, atomic number 63
- a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
- erbium, Er, atomic number 68
- a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
- fermium, Fm, atomic number 100
- a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
- francium, Fr, atomic number 87
- a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium
- gadolinium, Gd, atomic number 64
- a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
- gallium, Ga, atomic number 31
- a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
- gold, Au, atomic number 79
- a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
- hafnium, Hf, atomic number 72
- a gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons
- holmium, Ho, atomic number 67
- a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
- indium, In, atomic number 49
- a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
- iron, Fe, atomic number 26
- a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
- iridium, Ir, atomic number 77
- a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium
- lead, Pb, atomic number 82
- a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray; "the children were playing with lead soldiers"
- lanthanum, La, atomic number 57
- a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
- lithium, Li, atomic number 3
- a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
- magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12
- a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
- lutetium, lutecium, Lu, atomic number 71
- a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium
- manganese, Mn, atomic number 25
- a hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals
- mercury, quicksilver, Hg, atomic number 80
- a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
- molybdenum, Mo, atomic number 42
- a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel
- neodymium, Nd, atomic number 60
- a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
- nickel, Ni, atomic number 28
- a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
- neptunium, Np, atomic number 93
- a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium
- niobium, Nb, atomic number 41
- a soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium
- columbium
- a former name for niobium
- osmium, Os, atomic number 76
- a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known
- palladium, Pd, atomic number 46
- a sliver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry
- plutonium, Pu, atomic number 94
- a radioactive transuranic element that is similar to uranium; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239
- platinum, Pt, atomic number 78
- a heavy precious metallic element; gray-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
- plutonium 239
- a highly fissionable isotope of plutonium that is used in atomic weapons and as a reactor fuel; produced by irradiating uranium 238 with slow electrons
- potassium, K, atomic number 19
- a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
- polonium, Po, atomic number 84
- a radioactive metallic_element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
- praseodymium, Pr, atomic number 59
- a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
- protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic number 91
- a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
- promethium, Pm, atomic number 61
- a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium
- radium, Ra, atomic number 88
- an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
- rhenium, Re, atomic number 75
- a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
- rhodium, Rh, atomic number 45
- a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum
- rubidium, Rb, atomic number 37
- a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite
- ruthenium, Ru, atomic number 44
- a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum
- samarium, Sm, atomic number 62
- a gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
- scandium, Sc, atomic number 21
- a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
- silver, Ag, atomic number 47
- a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
- strontium, Sr, atomic number 38
- a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
- sodium, Na, atomic number 11
- a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
- strontium 90
- a radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number 90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions; can be assimilated like calcium into bones
- tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73
- a hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
- technetium, Tc, atomic number 43
- a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium
- tin, Sn, atomic number 50
- a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
- terbium, Tb, atomic number 65
- a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
- thallium, Tl, atomic number 81
- a soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores
- thorium, Th, atomic number 90
- a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
- thulium, Tm, atomic number 69
- a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime
- tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74
- a heavy gray-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
- titanium, Ti, atomic number 22
- a light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
- uranium, U, atomic number 92
- a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
- uranium 235
- a uranium isotope with mass number 235; capable of sustaining chain reactions
- vanadium, V, atomic number 23
- a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite
- uranium 238
- the commonest isotope of uranium; it is not fissionable but when irradiated with neutrons it produces fissionable plutonium 239
- ytterbium, Yb, atomic number 70
- a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime
- yttrium, Y, atomic number 39
- a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
- zinc, Zn, atomic number 30
- a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
- zirconium, Zr, atomic number 40
- a lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon
- alkali metal
- any of the monovalent metals of group I of the periodic table (lithium or sodium or potassium or rubidium or cesium or francium)
- alkaline earth, alkaline-earth methal
- any of the bivalent metals (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium)
- blister copper
- an impure form of copper having a black blistered surface
- antimonial
- containing antimony; "antimonial lead"
- aluminous, aluminiferous
- containing aluminum or alum
- argentiferous
- containing or yielding silver; "argentiferous ore"
- auriferous, gold-bearing
- containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins"
- gold, golden, gilded
- made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
- bronze
- made from or consisting of bronze
- silver
- made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets"
- fine, f.
- (metallurgy) having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"
- unalloyed
- used of metals
- alloyed
- (used of metals) debased by mixture with an infereior element
- base
- (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
- ceric
- of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4
- cerous
- of or relating to or containing cerium with valence 3
- chalybeate
- containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron
- cupric, cuprous
- of or containing divalent copper
- mercuric
- (chemistry) of or containing mercury
- plumbic, plumbous
- relating to or consisting of lead
- mercurial
- relating to or containing or caused by mercury; "mercurial preparations"; "mercurial sore mouth"
- brazen
- made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness)
- nonmetallic, nonmetal (opposite)
- not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "nonmetallic elements"