metal
element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat
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metal ranks in the top 0.83% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,048 views/month, #647 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: malleable material[2], metallic material[3]
- Has use: sculpture[4], building component[5], physical tool[6], equipment[7], work of art[8], bridge[9]
- Commons category: Metals[10]
- Has part(s): transition metal[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Metals[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], The American Cyclopædia[18], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/tags/metal[20], https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/metals[21], https://engineering.stackexchange.com/tags/metals[22], https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/tags/metal[23]
- Has characteristic: metallic lustre[24]
- Equivalent class: https://w3id.org/pmd/co/PMD_0000852[25]
- Different from: metal[26], metal element[27], metal music[28], metallicity[29]
- Properties for this type: P922[30]
- MCN code: 7109.00.00[31]
- Hashtag: metal[32]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q28970841[33]
- Associated hazard: metal poisoning[34]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[35], WikiProject Craft[36], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[37]
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Influence
Things named for metal include Metal[38], an element in Chinese astrology[39].
Why It Matters
metal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] metal is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for metal include Metal[38], an element in Chinese astrology[39].