metal detector |
a device that detects and signals the presence of metal objects and is used to discover concealed weapons at a security point or locate buried coins and the like. |
metal lath |
lath made of expanded metal. |
metallic |
pertaining to, made of, or containing metal. [3 definitions] |
metalliferous |
containing or producing metal ore. |
metallurgy |
the science or method of extracting metals from ore, of creating combinations of various metals, or of heating and working metal. |
metalware |
utensils made of metal. |
metalwork |
objects made or shaped out of metal. |
metalworker |
one whose trade or hobby is metalworking. |
metalworking |
the art, process, or trade of making metal objects. |
metamorphic |
of, pertaining to, or characterized by change in form. [2 definitions] |
metamorphism |
a complete change in form, substance, character, or appearance. [2 definitions] |
metamorphose |
to alter the form or character of; transform. [3 definitions] |
metamorphosis |
a complete change of form, structure, substance, appearance, or character; transformation. [3 definitions] |
metaphase |
in biology, the stage in mitosis and meiosis in which the duplicated chromosomes of the dividing cell line up along the equatorial plane of the spindle. |
metaphor |
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to describe one thing in terms of another in a nonliteral way, such as "drowning in work". |
metaphorically |
with figurative meaning rather than literal meaning. |
metaphysical |
of, pertaining to, or in the nature of metaphysics. [3 definitions] |
metaphysics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of philosophy that deals with first principles and the ultimate nature of reality and existence. [2 definitions] |
metastable |
of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is stable to minor disturbances but will be disrupted by a major disturbance. |
metastasis |
the transfer of disease or malignant cells from one part of the body to another through the blood, lymph, or membranes, or the resulting condition, as in tuberculosis or cancerous tumors. [2 definitions] |
metastasize |
to spread to other parts of the body, as cells of a malignant tumor. |