Meaning of "steel" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STEEL

Old English stēli; related to Old High German stehli, Middle Dutch stael.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF STEEL

steel  [stiːl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEEL

Steel is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb steel in English.

WHAT DOES STEEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron, with carbon, which may contribute up to 2.1% of its weight. Carbon, other elements, and inclusions within iron act as hardening agents that prevent the movement of dislocations that naturally exist in the iron atom crystal lattices. Varying the amount of alloying elements, their form in the steel either as solute elements, or as precipitated phases, retards the movement of those dislocations that make iron so ductile and so weak, and so it controls qualities such as the hardness, ductility, and tensile strength of the resulting steel. Steel can be made stronger than pure iron, but only by trading away ductility, of which iron has an excess. Although steel had been produced in bloomery furnaces for thousands of years, steel's use expanded extensively after more efficient production methods were devised in the 17th century for blister steel and then crucible steel. With the invention of the Bessemer process in the mid-19th century, a new era of mass-produced steel began. This was followed by Siemens-Martin process and then Gilchrist-Thomas process that refined the quality of steel. With their introductions, mild steel replaced wrought iron.

Definition of steel in the English dictionary

The first definition of steel in the dictionary is any of various alloys based on iron containing carbon and often small quantities of other elements such as phosphorus, sulphur, manganese, chromium, and nickel. Steels exhibit a variety of properties, such as strength, machinability, malleability, etc, depending on their composition and the way they have been treated. Other definition of steel is something that is made of steel. Steel is also a steel stiffener in a corset, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STEEL

PRESENT

Present

I steel

you steel

he/she/it steels

we steel

you steel

they steel

Present continuous

I am steeling

you are steeling

he/she/it is steeling

we are steeling

you are steeling

they are steeling

Present perfect

I have steeled

you have steeled

he/she/it has steeled

we have steeled

you have steeled

they have steeled

Present perfect continuous

I have been steeling

you have been steeling

he/she/it has been steeling

we have been steeling

you have been steeling

they have been steeling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I steeled

you steeled

he/she/it steeled

we steeled

you steeled

they steeled

Past continuous

I was steeling

you were steeling

he/she/it was steeling

we were steeling

you were steeling

they were steeling

Past perfect

I had steeled

you had steeled

he/she/it had steeled

we had steeled

you had steeled

they had steeled

Past perfect continuous

I had been steeling

you had been steeling

he/she/it had been steeling

we had been steeling

you had been steeling

they had been steeling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will steel

you will steel

he/she/it will steel

we will steel

you will steel

they will steel

Future continuous

I will be steeling

you will be steeling

he/she/it will be steeling

we will be steeling

you will be steeling

they will be steeling

Future perfect

I will have steeled

you will have steeled

he/she/it will have steeled

we will have steeled

you will have steeled

they will have steeled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been steeling

you will have been steeling

he/she/it will have been steeling

we will have been steeling

you will have been steeling

they will have been steeling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would steel

you would steel

he/she/it would steel

we would steel

you would steel

they would steel

Conditional continuous

I would be steeling

you would be steeling

he/she/it would be steeling

we would be steeling

you would be steeling

they would be steeling

Conditional perfect

I would have steel

you would have steel

he/she/it would have steel

we would have steel

you would have steel

they would have steel

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been steeling

you would have been steeling

he/she/it would have been steeling

we would have been steeling

you would have been steeling

they would have been steeling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you steel
we let´s steel
you steel

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to steel

Past participle

steeled

Present Participle

steeling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF STEEL

Find out the translation of steel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of steel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «steel» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 钢
• Translator English - Spanish: acero
• English: steel
• Translator English - Hindi: स्टील
• Translator English - Arabic: صُلْب
• Translator English - Russian: сталь
• Translator English - Portuguese: aço
• Translator English - Bengali: ইস্পাত
• Translator English - French: acier
• Translator English - Malay: Keluli
• Translator English - German: Stahl
• Translator English - Japanese: 鋼鉄
• Translator English - Korean: 강철
• Translator English - Javanese: Baja
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thép
• Translator English - Tamil: எஃகு
• Translator English - Marathi: स्टील
• Translator English - Turkish: çelik
• Translator English - Italian: acciaio
• Translator English - Polish: stal
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сталь
• Translator English - Romanian: oțel
• Translator English - Greek: ατσάλι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: staal
• Translator English - Swedish: stål
• Translator English - Norwegian: stål

10 QUOTES WITH «STEEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word steel.

1

Alvar Aalto

The tubular steel chair is surely rational from technical and constructive points of view. It is light, suitable for mass production, and so on. But steel and chromium surfaces are not satisfactory from the human point of view.

2

Uzo Aduba

You think the only thing looking at you is this steel thing, but behind the camera is this living, breathing person operating the camera whose job it is to watch you.

3

Shana Alexander

The graceful Georgian streets and squares, a series of steel engravings under a wet sky.

4

Ed Asner

My first job was with an auto plant, Kansas City - they treated you like slaves. From there I went back to Chicago, worked in steel mills, drove a cab, stuff like that.

5

Dan Aykroyd

I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.

6

Ray Stannard Baker

But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob; it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right.

7

Fred Barnes

Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. They are willing to make people angry. Bush had strong nerves. Clinton, who passed up a chance to eliminate Osama bin Laden, did not. Obama is a people pleaser, a trait not normally associated with nerves of steel.

8

Alan Bates

You've got to have steel in you somewhere.

9

Peter L. Berger

When certain branches of the economy become obsolete, as in the case of the steel industry, not only do jobs disappear, which is obviously a terrible social hardship, but certain cultures also disappear.

10

Andrew Bird

Since I first picked up the violin, I've been very interested in tone and texture: I would have very visceral reactions to the texture of a snare drum or a pedal steel guitar or a violin.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEEL»

Discover the use of steel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to steel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Guns, Germs And Steel

This book answers the most obvious, the most important, yet the most difficult question about human history: why history unfolded so differently on different continents.

Jared Diamond, 2013

Steel: And Other Stories

Features the story "Steel," in which robots have replaced humans in the boxing ring, as well as more than a dozen other stories, including two that have never been collected in a book before.

Richard Matheson, 2011

Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry: the Untold Story of an ...

In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the most dangerous enterprises of the time, the ...

Scott Reynolds Nelson, 2006

Storm of Steel

Provides a memoir of the First World War through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier who viewed the war as a personal struggle, testing himself by leading raiding parties and enduring as his comrades were killed.

Ernst Jünger, 2004

Steel Heat Treatment: Metallurgy and Technologies

One of two self-contained volumes belonging to the newly revised Steel Heat Treatment Handbook, Second Edition, this book examines the behavior and processes involved in modern steel heat treatment applications.

George E. Totten, 2006

Distant Dreams (Ribbons of Steel Book #1)

The year is 1835 and Carolina Adams finds herself enchanted by an unlikely suitor...the railroad.

Judith Pella, Tracie Peterson, 2009

Iron and Steel Production

This book provides basic information covering every aspect of iron and steel production and was originally a textbook for Soviet vocational schools, as well as a practical aid for workers engaged in the field.

‎2001

Hot Rolling of Steel

Thorough account of the hot-rolling process and facilities as well as follow-up treatments given to hot-rolled products. Companion volume to "Cold Rolling of Steel" by William Roberts circa 1978 and number two of the series.

William L. Roberts, 1983

Big Girl

'Watch out, world.

Danielle Steel, 2011

High-Quality Steel Rolling: Theory and Practice

;Illustrated with more than 700 drawings, High-Quality Steel Rolling: defines the geometrical parameters of flat-rolled products in both conventional and standardized forms; clalssifies the various types of transducers and sensors and ...

Vladimir B. Ginzburg, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term steel is used in the context of the following news items.

It's a steel

China's state-owned Shandong Iron and Steel Group saw the closure as an opportunity and snapped up the mine in April. Chinese firms, it seems, are buying ... «The Economist, Jul 15»

Steel 'cheaper per tonne than cabbage' in China as iron ore hits six …

Iron ore prices have plunged to a fresh six-year low as the commodity gets caught up in the fallout from China's massive sharemarket plunge, with steel now ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Zack Snyder Defends 'Man of Steel' Ending, Wayne Enterprises …

After the release of Man of Steel, some fans griped about the massive amount of seemingly careless destruction in the finale when Superman (Henry Cavill) and ... «/FILM, Jul 15»

Tata Steel workers suspend industrial action after new pensions offer

Steam rises from plant owned by Tata Steel in Port Talbot, Wales, in January 2015. ... Industrial action by workers at Tata Steel has been temporarily suspended ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

Tata Steel UK workers to strike in dispute over pensions

Members of four trade unions working at Tata Steel will walk out for a day on 22 ... A Tata Steel spokesman said: “We have been trying to develop an affordable ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

White House fence steel spikes get greenlight, to be installed in July

Washington (CNN) In early July, steel spikes will be added to the White House fence in an effort to beef up security in the wake of a series of fence jumping ... «CNN, May 15»

Ben Stiller Confirms Justin Bieber's Zoolander 2 Cameo with a 'Blue …

In the picture, captioned "#Zoolander2 @justinbieber," a now-brunette Bieber does his best "Blue Steel" in a face-off with Stiller as titular character Derek ... «People Magazine, Apr 15»

Temporary closing of steel mill shocks workers, Granite City

The “temporary” closing of United States Steel's Granite City Works, announced Wednesday, sent a wave of worry through 2,000 soon-to-be-laid-off steelworkers ... «STLtoday.com, Mar 15»

China's Steel Output Seen Shrinking in '15 as Rio, BHP Drop

(Bloomberg) -- Steel production in China will shrink this year as consumption has peaked, according to the China & Iron Steel Association. Iron ore miners' ... «Bloomberg, Mar 15»

Pebble introduces a premium Steel version of its color smartwatch

Today at Mobile World Congress, the company has just announced Pebble Time Steel, a premium all-metal iteration of the Time. Indeed, the entirety of the Time ... «Engadget, Mar 15»