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precious metal

pre·cious met·al
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [presh-uh s met-l]
    • /ˈprɛʃ əs ˈmɛt l/
    • /ˈpreʃ.əs ˈmetl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [presh-uh s met-l]
    • /ˈprɛʃ əs ˈmɛt l/

Definitions of precious metal words

  • noun precious metal a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group. 1
  • noun precious metal valuable metallic element: gold, etc. 1
  • variable noun precious metal A precious metal is a valuable metal such as gold or silver. 0
  • noun precious metal any of the metals gold, silver, or platinum 0
See all 4 definitions of precious metal

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Parts of speech for Precious metal

noun
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adverb
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Precious metal

precious metal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% 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.

precious metal usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for precious metal

noun precious metal

  • base metal — A base metal is a metal such as copper, zinc, tin, or lead that is not a precious metal.
Just one Synonym for precious metal

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