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metal is a type of:

• chemical element, element (noun) - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

types of metal:

• alkali metal, alkaline metal (noun) - 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 metal (noun) - any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
• aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13 (noun) - a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
• americium, Am, atomic number 95 (noun) - a radioactive transuranic metallic element
• antimony, Sb, atomic number 51 (noun) - a metallic element having four allotropic forms

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• barium, Ba, atomic number 56 (noun) - a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group
• base metal (noun) - a metal that is common and not considered precious
• berkelium, Bk, atomic number 97 (noun) - a radioactive transuranic element
• beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4 (noun) - a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
• bismuth, Bi, atomic number 83 (noun) - a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically)
• cadmium, Cd, atomic number 48 (noun) - a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element
• calcium, Ca, atomic number 20 (noun) - a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light
• californium, Cf, atomic number 98 (noun) - a radioactive transuranic element
• cerium, Ce, atomic number 58 (noun) - a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series
• cesium, caesium, Cs, atomic number 55 (noun) - a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures)
• chromium, Cr, atomic number 24 (noun) - a hard brittle multivalent metallic element
• cobalt, Co, atomic number 27 (noun) - a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element
• copper, Cu, atomic number 29 (noun) - a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element
• curium, Cm, atomic number 96 (noun) - a radioactive transuranic metallic element
• dysprosium, Dy, atomic number 66 (noun) - a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
• einsteinium, Es, E, atomic number 99 (noun) - a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
• erbium, Er, atomic number 68 (noun) - a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
• europium, Eu, atomic number 63 (noun) - a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
• fermium, Fm, atomic number 100 (noun) - a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
• francium, Fr, atomic number 87 (noun) - a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium
• gadolinium, Gd, atomic number 64 (noun) - a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
• gallium, Ga, atomic number 31 (noun) - a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element
• hafnium, Hf, atomic number 72 (noun) - a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals
• heavy metal (noun) - a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead)
• holmium, Ho, atomic number 67 (noun) - a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
• indium, In, atomic number 49 (noun) - a rare soft silvery metallic element
• iridium, Ir, atomic number 77 (noun) - a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group
• iron, Fe, atomic number 26 (noun) - a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element
• lanthanum, La, atomic number 57 (noun) - a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily
• lead, Pb, atomic number 82 (noun) - a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element
• lithium, Li, atomic number 3 (noun) - a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group
• lutetium, lutecium, Lu, atomic number 71 (noun) - a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
• magnesium, Mg, atomic number 12 (noun) - a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element
• manganese, Mn, atomic number 25 (noun) - a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic
• mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80 (noun) - a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element
• molybdenum, Mo, atomic number 42 (noun) - a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties
• neodymium, Nd, atomic number 60 (noun) - a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
• neptunium, Np, atomic number 93 (noun) - a radioactive transuranic metallic element
• nickel, Ni, atomic number 28 (noun) - a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion
• niobium, Nb, atomic number 41 (noun) - a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys
• noble metal (noun) - any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation
• osmium, Os, atomic number 76 (noun) - a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals
• palladium, Pd, atomic number 46 (noun) - a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum
• polonium, Po, atomic number 84 (noun) - a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth
• potassium, K, atomic number 19 (noun) - a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group
• praseodymium, Pr, atomic number 59 (noun) - a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
• promethium, Pm, atomic number 61 (noun) - a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope
• protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic number 91 (noun) - a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
• radium, Ra, atomic number 88 (noun) - an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
• rhenium, Re, atomic number 75 (noun) - a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys
• rhodium, Rh, atomic number 45 (noun) - a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores
• rubidium, Rb, atomic number 37 (noun) - a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group
• ruthenium, Ru, atomic number 44 (noun) - a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group
• samarium, Sm, atomic number 62 (noun) - a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group
• scandium, Sc, atomic number 21 (noun) - a white trivalent metallic element
• sodium, Na, atomic number 11 (noun) - a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group
• strontium, Sr, atomic number 38 (noun) - a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group
• tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73 (noun) - a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion
• technetium, Tc, atomic number 43 (noun) - a crystalline metallic element not found in nature
• terbium, Tb, atomic number 65 (noun) - a metallic element of the rare earth group
• thallium, Tl, atomic number 81 (noun) - a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air
• thorium, Th, atomic number 90 (noun) - a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element
• thulium, Tm, atomic number 69 (noun) - a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group
• tin, Sn, atomic number 50 (noun) - a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion
• titanium, Ti, atomic number 22 (noun) - a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts)
• tungsten, wolfram, W, atomic number 74 (noun) - a heavy grey-white metallic element
• uranium, U, atomic number 92 (noun) - a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element
• vanadium, V, atomic number 23 (noun) - a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys
• ytterbium, Yb, atomic number 70 (noun) - a soft silvery metallic element
• yttrium, Y, atomic number 39 (noun) - a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals
• zinc, Zn, atomic number 30 (noun) - a bluish-white lustrous metallic element
• zirconium, Zr, atomic number 40 (noun) - a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium

metal is derivationally related to:

• to metal (verb) - cover with metal
• metallic, metal (adjective) -

metal is a type of:

• mixture (noun) - (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

types of metal:

• 18-karat gold (noun) - an alloy that contains 75 per cent gold
• 22-karat gold (noun) - an alloy that contains 87 per cent gold
• Alnico (noun) - trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets
• Babbitt metal, babbitt (noun) - an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony
• Britannia metal (noun) - an alloy similar to pewter

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• Carboloy (noun) - an alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder
• Duralumin (noun) - an aluminum-based alloy
• Inconel (noun) - a nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron
• Invar (noun) - an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion
• Stellite (noun) - a very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient
• Wood's metal, Wood's alloy (noun) - a fusible alloy that is half bismuth plus lead, tin, and cadmium
• amalgam, dental amalgam (noun) - an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth
• cheoplastic metal (noun) - any alloy that fuses at low temperatures and can be used molding artificial teeth
• copper-base alloy (noun) - any alloy whose principal component is copper
• dental gold (noun) - an alloy of gold used in dentistry
• electrum (noun) - an alloy of gold and silver
• fusible metal (noun) - an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses
• heavy metal (noun) - a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead)
• nickel silver, German silver (noun) - a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
• nickel-base alloy, nickel alloy (noun) - an alloy whose main constituent is nickel
• oroide, oreide (noun) - alloy of copper and tin and zinc
• pewter (noun) - any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)
• pinchbeck (noun) - an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
• pot metal (noun) - an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots
• pyrophoric alloy (noun) - an alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel
• shot metal (noun) - an alloy that is 98% lead and 2% arsenic
• solder (noun) - an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces
• steel (noun) - an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon
• sterling silver (noun) - a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper
• tombac, tombak, tambac (noun) - an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding
• type metal (noun) - an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type
• white gold (noun) - a pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium
• white metal, bearing metal (noun) - an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings

metal is made from:

• solid solution, primary solid solution (noun) - a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals

metal is derivationally related to:

• to debase, alloy (verb) - lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
• to metal (verb) - cover with metal
• metallic, metal (adjective) -

to metal is a way to:

• to coat, surface (verb) - put a coat on

to metal is derivationally related to:

• alloy, metal (noun) - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
• metallic element, metal (noun) - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

metal is the opposite of:

• nonmetallic, nonmetal (adjective) - not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal

Derivationally related form:

• alloy, metal (noun) - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
• metallic element, metal (noun) - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

metal is similar to:

• all-metal (adjective) - consisting completely of metal
• aluminiferous (adjective) - containing alum or aluminum
• antimonial (adjective) - containing antimony
• argentiferous (adjective) - containing or yielding silver
• auriferous, gold-bearing (adjective) - containing gold

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• bimetal, bimetallic (adjective) - formed of two different metals or alloys
• bronze (adjective) - made from or consisting of bronze
• gold, golden, gilded (adjective) - made from or covered with gold
• metallike, metal-looking, metallic-looking (adjective) - resembling metal
• silver (adjective) - made from or largely consisting of silver
• tinny (adjective) - thin and metallic in sound