The difference between Metal and Nonmetal
When used as nouns, metal means any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms, whereas nonmetal means an element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.
Metal is also verb with the meaning: to make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.
Metal is also adjective with the meaning: characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
check bellow for the other definitions of Metal and Nonmetal
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Metal as a noun:
Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from. Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity. Any material with similar physical properties, such as an alloy. An element which was not directly created after the Big Bang but instead formed through nuclear reactions; any element other than hydrogen and helium. Crushed rock, stones etc. used to make a road. The ore from which a metal is derived. A mine from which ores are taken.
Examples:
"rfquotek Raymond"
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Metal as a noun (tincture):
A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
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Metal as a noun:
Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"
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Metal as a noun (music):
A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
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Metal as a noun (archaic):
The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.
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Metal as a noun:
The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
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Metal as a noun (UK, obsolete, in the plural):
The rails of a railway.
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Metal as a noun (informal, travel, aviation):
The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
Examples:
"We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal."
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Metal as an adjective (music):
Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
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Metal as an adjective:
Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.
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Metal as a verb:
To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.
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Nonmetal as a noun (chemistry):
an element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal