white metal
white metal noun: any tin- or lead-based alloy (commonly used to make bearings, jewellery, toy soldiers, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type).
Noun
white metal (countable and uncountable, plural white metals)
- Any tin- or lead-based alloy (commonly used to make bearings, jewellery, toy soldiers, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type).
- Silver that cannot be labeled as silver in the UK because it does not bear an Assay Office hallmark.
- Any silvery or whitish metal or alloy.
- Christian-themed heavy metal, as distinguished from black metal.
white metal meaning in Tamil
white metal in Tamil
- ஈய வௌளை, வௌளுலோகம், வௌளை உலோகம்
Antonyms of white metal
Forms of white metal
| plural | white metals |
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Words formed from white metal
Questions about white metal
- What does white metal mean?
- White metal means any tin- or lead-based alloy (commonly used to make bearings, jewellery, toy soldiers, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type).
- What is white metal in Tamil?
- White metal in Tamil is ஈய வௌளை, வௌளுலோகம், வௌளை உலோகம். See White metal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is white metal?
- White metal is a noun.
- What is the plural of white metal?
- The plural of white metal is white metals.
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