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Definition: White Metal |
White MetalNoun1. An alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | A. A general term covering a group of white-colored metals with relatively low melting points (lead, antimony, bismuth, tin, cadmium, and zinc). Includes the alloys based on these metals b. A copper matte of about 77% copper obtained from smelting sulfide copper ores c. Usually a tin-base alloy (more that 50% tin); used for lining bearingsand winding rope cappels. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: White MetalSynonym: bearing metal (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Deception | Whited sepulcher, painted sepulcher; tinsel; paste, junk jewelry, costume jewelry, false jewelry, synthetic jewels; scagliola, ormolu, German silver, albata, paktong, white metal, Britannia metal, paint; veneer; jerry building; man of straw. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: White Metal |
| English words defined with "white metal": boule, boulle, buhl, Buhlwork. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "white metal": argentum ♦ interlocking wedge-type capping ♦ roaster slag, rope fastening ♦ wedge capping, white-metal cappel, white-metal capping. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Consumer Goods | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
white metal detector | 391 |
white metal | 27 |
chicago white metal | 8 |
white metal detector dealer | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "white metal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сребриста сплав, бяла сплав. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | regulus (regulus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | antifrictiemetaal (regulus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | valkometalli (Babbit metals, Babbits, regulus), laakerimetalli (regulus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | régule. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Regulus (regulus), Regelschar (regulus), Regelfläche (regulus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πυθμένιο (regulus), λευκό υπόστρωμα χαλκού (regulus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kínaezüst (white alloy), fehérfém (white alloy), fehérötvözet (white alloy), csapágyfém (Babbitt, white alloy), újezüst (white alloy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cuscinetto di metallo bianco (babbit bearing, white metal bearing), cuscinetto di metallo antifrizione (babbit bearing, white metal bearing), colata di metallo bianco (babbit lining, lining, white metal lining). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | itewhay etalmay régulo (kinglet). (various references) régulo (regulo). (various references) vitmetall (regulus), babbit (babbit, Babbitt). (various references) beyaz metal, çin gümüşü. (various references) бабіт (babbit). (various references) hợp kim gi bạc (white alloy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-i-l-m-t-t-w" | |
-2 letters: hematite. | |
-3 letters: athlete, teatime, whittle. | |
-4 letters: awhile, halite, hamlet, helmet, hiemal, mealie, metate, mettle, wattle, wealth, withal. | |
-5 letters: almeh, atilt, elate, elemi, elite, email, hemal, laith, lathe, lathi, latte, lethe, lithe, maile, matte, metal, tawie, teeth, telae, telia, theme, theta, tilth, tithe, title, tweet, whale, wheal, wheat, wheel, whelm, while, white, withe. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-h-i-l-m-t-t-w" | |
+5 letters: multiwavelength. | |
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