sheet metal

sheet met·al

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sheet met-l]
- /ʃit ˈmɛt l/
- /ʃiːt ˈmetl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sheet met-l]
- /ʃit ˈmɛt l/

Definitions of sheet metal words

noun sheet metal metal in sheets or thin plates. 1
uncountable noun sheet metal Sheet metal is metal which has been made into thin sheets. 0
noun sheet metal metal in the form of a sheet, the thickness being intermediate between that of plate and that of foil 0
noun sheet metal metal rolled thin in the form of a sheet 0

See all 4 definitions of sheet metal

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Origin of sheet metal

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sheet metal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sheet metal

sheet metal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% 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.

sheet metal usage trend in Literature

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