hot metal

hot met·al

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot met-l]
- /hɒt ˈmɛt l/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hot met-l]
- /hɒt ˈmɛt l/

Definitions of hot metal words

noun hot metal metallic type and printing elements produced by a casting machine; foundry type. 1
noun hot metal metallic type cast into shape in the molten state 0
noun hot metal (as modifier) 0
noun hot metal Printing type cast from molten metal; hot metal typesetting. 0

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Origin of hot metal

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Hot metal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hot metal

hot metal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hot metal usage trend in Literature

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