base metal

English

Noun

base metal (countable and uncountable, plural base metals)

1. (electrochemistry) Any metal at the lower end of the electrochemical series that oxidizes readily.
2. (metallurgy) The metal to be welded (rather than that used to weld).
3. A common or inexpensive metal.
   1. (chiefly alchemy) one that was hoped to be transmuted into a precious metal.

Translations

metal at the lower end of the electrochemical series

Chinese: Mandarin: 賤金屬 / 贱金属, 卑金屬 / 卑金属 (zh) (bēijīnshǔ) Finnish: epäjalo metalli French: métal de base m Polish: metal nieszlachetny m

metal to be welded

Chinese: Mandarin: 母材 (zh), 基材 (zh) Finnish: perusmetalli French: please add this translation if you can Polish: metal nieszlachetny m

common or inexpensive metal

Chinese: Mandarin: 賤金屬 / 贱金属, 普通金屬 / 普通金属 (pǔtōng jīnshǔ) Finnish: perusmetalli French: métal de base m Polish: metal nieszlachetny m

See also

• noble metal

Anagrams

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