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iron meaning in Sinhala

යකඩ yakaḍa

/ˈaɪ.ən/

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iron in Sinhala: යකඩ (yakaḍa), අයස් (ayas). In English, iron means a common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.

Sinhala words for iron

chemical element Fe
යකඩ yakaḍa, අයස් ayas

English meaning of iron

  1. noun A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
  2. noun Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
  3. noun A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.
  4. noun Any of several other tools traditionally made of wrought iron, now usually of steel.

Full definition of iron

iron in a sentence

  • Today we studied about metals — including iron — at school.
  • It's many niggas now totin' iron.
  • ironman; a will of iron

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Questions about iron in Sinhala

What is the meaning of iron in Sinhala?
Iron in Sinhala is යකඩ (yakaḍa), අයස් (ayas).
iron යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Iron: යකඩ (yakaḍa), අයස් (ayas).
What does iron mean in English?
Iron means a common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.

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