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I was quite unable to make any white metal alloy hard enough to be made into powder by my machinery.
Henry Bessemer

Meaning of "white metal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE METAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE METAL

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White metal is 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.

WHAT DOES WHITE METAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

White metal

The white metals are any of several light-colored alloys used as a base for plated silverware, ornaments or novelties, as well as any of several lead-based or tin-based alloys used for things like bearings, jewellery, miniature figures, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type. Some of the metals that make up a white metal alloy are antimony, tin, lead, cadmium, bismuth, and zinc. Not all of these metals are found in all white metal alloys but are mixed to achieve a desired goal or need. As an example, a base metal for jewelry needs to be castable, polishable, have good flow characteristics, have the ability to cast fine detail without an excessive amount of porosity and cast at between 230 °C and 300 °C. In compliance with British law, the British fine art trade uses the term "white metal" in auction catalogues to describe foreign silver items which do not carry British Assay Office marks, but which are nonetheless understood to be silver and are priced accordingly.

Definition of white metal in the English dictionary

The definition of white metal in the dictionary is any of various alloys, such as Babbitt metal, used for bearings Also called: antifriction metal.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE METAL

white lias
white lie
white light
white line
white list
white lotus
white magic
White man´s burden
white matter
white meat
white meter
White Monk
White Mountains
white mulberry
white mustard
White Nile
white noise
white oak
white out
white owl

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE METAL

alkali metal
base metal
bimetal
death metal
expanded metal
fetal
filler metal
gunmetal
heavy metal
heavy-metal
hot metal
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nu-metal
precious metal
prometal
road metal
scrap metal
sheet metal
thrash metal
transition metal
type metal

Synonyms and antonyms of white metal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «white metal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITE METAL

Find out the translation of white metal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of white metal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «white metal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白色金属
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metal blanco
570 millions of speakers

English

white metal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफेद धातु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معدن أبيض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

белый металл
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metal branco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাদা ধাতু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métal blanc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Logam putih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weißmetall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホワイトメタル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흰색 금속
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Putih logam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kim loại màu trắng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளை உலோகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांढरा धातू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beyaz metal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metallo bianco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biały metal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

білий метал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metal alb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λευκό μέταλλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wit metaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vitmetall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvitt metall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of white metal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE METAL»

The term «white metal» is regularly used and occupies the 59.341 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE METAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «white metal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «white metal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about white metal

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2 QUOTES WITH «WHITE METAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word white metal.
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Henry Bessemer
I was quite unable to make any white metal alloy hard enough to be made into powder by my machinery.
2
Richard Parks Bland
The last fight for the white metal is to be made here in this country and in this House, my friends.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE METAL»

Discover the use of white metal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to white metal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bearing Design in Machinery: Engineering Tribology and ...
The term white metal is used today for tin- as well as lead-based alloys. ... White metal can undergo significant plastic deformation, resulting in excellent embeddability and conformability characteristics. Hard crystals are dispersed in the soft ...
Avraham Harnoy, 2002
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Panzer Modelling
METAL. KITS. Most white metal kits are composed of either bismuth with a lead mixture (42% to 58% respectively), or - much less ... White metal AFV kits at 1:35 scale are very rare and generally restricted to field or anti-tank guns. Gunze, and  ...
Tony Greenland, 2001
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Prostar Nga List of Lights, Radio AIDS and Fog Signals 2006 ...
1 2 White metal framework tower, Visible 001 =42 -005=42 . red stripe; 26. 1 2 White metal framework tower; Visible 001 =42 -005=42 . 66. 6 White metal structure; 20. 13 White metal structure; 26. 13 White metal structure; 66. Visible 065=30 ...
Griffes, 2006
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General Chemistry: Media Enhanced Edition
Name of Physical Appearance Element Atomic Symbol of Element* Aluminum Al Silvery-white metal Barium Ba Silvery-white metal Bromine Br Reddish-brown liquid Calcium Ca Silvery-white metal Carbon C Graphite Soft, black solid ...
Darrell Ebbing, Steven D. Gammon, 2007
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Woldman's Engineering Alloys
For metallic mirrors; high polish. WHITE ALLOY-2 Manufacturer unknown Brass; Cu 49-53; Fe 2-2.4; Ni 22-25; Zn 23- 25. For corrosion resistant white metal parts; corrosion resistant. WHITE BENEDICT Manufacturer unknown Brass; Cu 60.4; ...
John P. Frick, 2000
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Clinical Environmental Health and Toxic Exposures
Metal Physiochetnical properties and reactivity Metal Physiochemical properties and reactivity Aluminum Atomic weight, 26.98; atomic number, 1 3; MR 660.37°C. (All Pure Al is a silver-white metal with high thermal conductivity and corrosion ...
John Burke Sullivan, Gary R. Krieger, 2001
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HNAI Denver Platinum Night Signature Auction Catalog
Prior to striking regular gold coinage in 1861, the meticulous firm of Clark, Gruber struck die trials in copper, white metal, and nickel (double eagle only). It was speculated in the Clifford catalog (1982) that the white metal half eagle might be  ...
Ivy Press, Mark Van Winkle, Brian Koller, James L. Halperin (editor), 2006
8
Heavy Vehicle Technology
white metal, copper-lead, aluminium-tin or other suitable bearing material. White metal White metal-lined shells are used in some engines. This metal has high resistance against fatigue and has good wearing properties. The composition of ...
David John Leeming, Reg Hartley, 1981
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Collecting Metal Shoulder Titles
Volunteers c1905–1908 unless otherwisestated 1 | RA | FIFE – white metal. 2 | RA | KENT – white metal. 1 | RA | LANCASHIRE – whitemetal. Numberisseparate from the rest of the title. 2 | RA | SUSSEX – white metal. THE | RA | TYNEMOUTH  ...
Ray Westlake, 1998
10
Warman's Americana & Collectibles
... postmark................................ 25.00 Prize toy Battleship, red enameled white metal, portholes on both sides.................. 17.50 Binoculars, dark finish white metal 12.00 Carnival barker, black, white, and red litho, stand-up turning chance wheel .
Ellen Schroy, 2004

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE METAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term white metal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Massive fire at Victory White Metal Company on Cleveland's …
CLEVELAND - Firefighters are battling a large fire at Victory White Metal Company, located on 6100 Roland Ave., in Cleveland. Crews were called to the scene ... «NewsNet5.com, Jan 14»
2
Midwest Learns To Manufacture More With Less
CEO Eric Treiber walks out onto the factory floor of Chicago White Metal Casting. Workers are busy making aluminum, zinc and magnesium metal parts for cars, ... «NPR, Dec 11»
3
ETFS Debuts Physically-Backed White Metal ETF (WITE)
ETF Securities has now introduced its second U.S.-listed precious metals basket product, rolling out the ETFS White Metals Basket Trust (WITE) on Friday. «ETF Database, Dec 10»

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