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metal | false |

As a noun metal

is heavy metal (music).

As an adjective false is

(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

metal

English

(wikipedia metal)

Noun

  • (lb) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.
  • #Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.
  • #*{{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-21, volume=411, issue=8884, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Subtle effects , passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal , began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.}}
  • #Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy.
  • #*
  • #*:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window.
  • #(lb) Any element other than hydrogen and helium,Majewski, S. R. (2003, 2006). CHEMICAL ABUNDANCE EFFECTS ON SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS]. ASTR 551 (Majewski) Lecture Notes. or sometimes other than hydrogen.Martin, J. C. (n.d.). [http://etacar.umn.edu/~martin/rrlyrae/metals.htm What we learn from a star's metal content
  • #Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road.
  • #(lb) The ore from which a metal is derived.
  • #:(Raymond)
  • #(lb) A mine from which ores are taken.
  • #*(Jeremy Taylor) (1613–1677)
  • #*:slavesand persons condemned to metals
  • (lb) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
  • Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
  • :(Knight)
  • (lb) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong, fast drum-beats and distorted guitars.
  • (lb) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.
  • *1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) , :
  • *:LEONATO. Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband.
  • *:BEATRICE. Not till God make men of some other metal than earth. Would it not grieve a woman to be over-mastered with a piece of valiant dust?
  • The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
  • The rails of a railway.
  • The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
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  • Antonyms

    * (any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms) nonmetal

    Derived terms

    * death metal * heavy metal * metalcore * metallic * metallo- * metalware * noble metal * [[nu metal], /nu-metal * pot metal * power metal * thrash metal * transition metal

    References

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (music) Characterized by strong, fast drum-beats and distorted guitars.
  • Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.
  • Verb

    (metall)
  • To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.
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    false

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1551, year_published=1888
  • , title= A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society , section=Part 1, publisher=Clarendon Press, location=Oxford, editor= , volume=1, page=217 , passage=Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.}}
  • Based on factually incorrect premises: false legislation
  • Spurious, artificial.
  • :
  • *
  • *:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
  • (lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
  • Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
  • :
  • Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
  • :
  • *(John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • *:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
  • Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
  • :
  • *(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
  • *:whose false foundation waves have swept away
  • Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
  • (lb) Out of tune.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of two options on a true-or-false test.
  • Synonyms

    * * See also

    Antonyms

    * (untrue) real, true

    Derived terms

    * false attack * false dawn * false friend * falsehood * falseness * falsify * falsity

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Not truly; not honestly; falsely.
  • * Shakespeare
  • You play me false .

    Anagrams

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