metacarpus |
the part of the hand, or bones of the hand, between the wrist and fingers, or a similar part in the front foot of a four-legged animal. |
metadata |
data that provides information about other data. |
metafiction |
fiction writing in which the author and the techniques used by the author are consciously emphasized while concern for verisimilitude is minimized. [2 definitions] |
metal |
any of several solid mineral elements, such as silver, iron, aluminum, or copper, that can conduct heat and electricity, are malleable under heat or pressure, and typically form salts when combined with nonmetals. [2 definitions] |
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] |