metāls on Latvian Wikipedia

FromAncient Greekμέταλλον(métallon,“mine, quarry, metal”), fromμέταλλευειν(métalleuein,“to mine, quarry”), of unknown origin, but apparently related toμέταλλαν(métallan,“to seek after”), also of unknown origin.

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metāls m (1st declension)

1. metal(achemical element that formsmetallic bonds with othermetals; usuallyshiny,malleable andhard)

   metālu struktura ―metal structure

   metālu rūda ―metal ore

   metālu ķīmiskās īpašības ―chemical properties ofmetals

   sārmumetāli ―alkalimetals

   sārmzemjumetāli ―alkaline earthmetals

2. metal(material with various uses, formed either of a simplemetal or of analloy ofmetals with each other or with othersubstances)

   metālasija ―metal beam

   melniemetāli ―ferrous (lit. black)metals,alloys

   krāsainiemetāli ―non-ferrous (lit. colorful)metals,alloys

   kausētmetālu ―to meltmetal

   metālu kausēšanas krāsnis ―metal melting furnaces

   metāla lietuve ―metal foundry

   metālu apstrādāšana ―metal processing

   metālukorozija ―metal corrosion

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