heavy metal
Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as…Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There are many different definitions of what counts as a heavy metal; see Heavy metals for a discussion.)
» I don't listen to heavy metal anymore.
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5 senses(countable)Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There are many different definitions of what counts as a heavy metal; see Heavy metals for a discussion.)
a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead)
(uncountable)A genre descended from rock music, characterized by the use of emphatic drumbeats, highly amplified distortion, and overall loudness; often featuring extended instrumental solos and powerful vocals.
Heavy Metal, Metal
хе́ви-ме́талxɛ́vi-mɛ́tal, мета́ллmetáll
хе́ві-ме́талxévi-métal
A genre descended from rock music, characterized by the use of emphatic drumbeats, highly amplified distortion, and overall loudness; often featuring extended instrumental solos and powerful vocals.
(uncountable)The first form of metal music, which arose in the late 1960s and the 1970s, and is closer to the rock music of the time than most other subgenres of metal.
Schwermetall
тяжёлый мета́ллtjažólyj metáll
(uncountable)Guns or shot of large size.
(figuratively, uncountable)Great influence or power.
Examples
39 sentencesI don't listen to heavy metal anymore.
Tom plays guitar in a heavy metal band.
ruТом играет на гитаре в хэви-метал группе. — odexed
deTom ist Gitarrist bei einer Heavy-Metal-Gruppe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What makes you think Tom likes heavy metal?
deWie kommst du denn darauf, dass Tom gerne Heavy Metal hört? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What made you think Tom liked heavy metal?
What makes you think that Tom likes heavy metal?
deWie kommst du denn darauf, dass Tom gerne Heavy Metal hört? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
According to the Oxford World's Classics edition of Anthony Trollope's Rachel Ray (1863),According to the Oxford World's Classics edition of Anthony Trollope's Rachel Ray (1863), "big guns," as on a warship.
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Forms
plural: heavy metals| Singular | heavy metal |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery:heavy metal music
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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