metal 
are sulphur, phosphorus, thmr in, ehloi in, iuilin.-. bromine, 
silicon, 1. 01. .n. . allion. iiitlo^eli, hydrogen oxv^'en, ami 
-I I. Illlllll . .ill till- oilier I 1. III. Ills are eollsillel I'll III I.I 
melal-, anil selenium uas |. .nnrr h u'enerally su consul 
ered, but latterly it him been de< i.1. .|]\ in. ln.l.,1 a K 
tin' non-metal^, ;I1| 'I "" name has been changed by s..ni. 
to .^'It-nutn, to make it correspond with carlum, Iftinm. 
anil tiliaiH, with which elcim -nts ItUto a certain extent 
chemically attiliatcd. Tellurium, on the other hand, al- 
though closely related chemically to sulphur HIM! Helen!- 
inn, has always lieun classed HIIIDIIK the metals, chiefly 
I.. . -nisi-, although in i' 1 1. , it has a il.-, i.i.-.i metallic luster. 
riir nanies of the metals, so far as is possible, all end in 
urn; even platitia is frequently written platinum. Adi- 
vision of the elements into metals and non-metals is recog- 
iii/nl by chemists at the present time as being rather a 
matter uf convenience fuun i In- popular point of view than 
as one capable of exact scientific definition. The words 
ittft'illic and metal, however, cannot be dispensed with in 
common life and the arts, and their use can very rarely 
lend to any confusion. The exceptions to this general 
statement that the metals have a "metallic " luster, and 
that the non-metals do not, are, on the whole, extremely 
insignificant. Only in the case of selenium and phosphorus 
In certain of their allotropiu forms could there be any ques- 
tion as to whether the term metallic luster could properly 
be used with reference to a non-metal. 
2. In printing and ty/ie-foundinf. See '///- 
metal. 3. The material of glass, pottery, etc., 
in a state of fusion. 
If no tongues of flame make their appearance, the calci- 
nation is complete. Tile contenU of the pot are then 
shovelled out, and allowed to cool and harden into what 
i technically called metal or "prussiate cake." 
Spuns' Encyc. Manuf., 1. 270. 
White Klas or enamel is made by adding either arsenic 
or the oxide of tin to the melted metal. 
Workshop Hecciptt, 1st sen, p. 64. 
4. pi. The rails of a railway. [Colloq.] 
He stood obstinately on the metal* until the train came 
up and cut him to pieces. 
C. Mi- 1 fin. dates of Herat, p. 96. 
6. In Art-., one of the two tinctures or aud ar- 
gent that is, gold and silver. 6. Materials 
for roads ; especially, the broken stones used 
s ballasting on a road-bed or railway. 7. 
The aggregate number, mass, or effective pow- 
er of the guns carried by a ship of war. 
Oblige me by looking that British man-of-war well over. 
Does she carry more metal than the President? 
Joxiaii yuiucu, Figures of the Fast, p. 282. 
8. That of which anything is composed; form- 
ative material; hence, constitution; intrinsic 
quality, as of a person. 
As his minde Ix tempered and qualified, so are his 
speeches and language at large, and his inward conceits 
be the mettall of his minde, and his manner of \ iterance 
the very warp aud woofe of Ills conceits. 
Puttenham, Arte of Eug. Poesie. p. 124. 
Sir, I am made 
Ut the self-same inetal that my sister is. 
Shak., Lear, L 1. 71. 
0. Courage ; spirit ; mettle. In this sense now 
always mettle. 
Being glad to And their companions had so much metal, 
after a long debate the major part carried it. 
Clarendon, Civil War. 
10f. A mine. Dariea. 
It was impossible to live without our king but as slaves 
live: that is, such as are visibly dead, and persons con- 
demned to metals. 
Jer. Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, Ep. I led. 
Alch metal, or Alch's metal, an alloy of about two 
parts of zinc with three of copper, to which about two per 
ceut. of iron is added. This alloy Is very malleable at a 
red heat, and can be hammered, rolled, or drawn into 
tine wire. It has been used in Austria for cannon, and 
is believed to have been known to the Chinese. An- 
tifriction metals. Sec antifriction. Babbitt metal. 
(Named from Isaac Babbitt, the Inventor (179-1S62).| 
An alloy of tin with copper and antimony, used for bear- 
ings, bushings, or pillow-blocks. This alloy consists of 
83 per cent, of tin, the remaining 17 per cent, being made 
up of the two other metals. Sometimes called babbitting- 
Base metals, in metal., the metals not classed as noble, 
especially lead, zinc, copper, and iron. Bath metal. 
(Named from Hath, Kngland. ] A white brass consisting of 
.V> parts of copper and 45 of zinc. The name is also given to 
other combinations of 'he same metal*. Blue metal (n) 
A well-sinkers' name for blue clay. (6) See blue. Bowl- 
metal, a icinte yiv.Mi to antimony in the second stage of the 
English smelting pmccssof that metal. Britannia met- 
al, an alloy containing tin, antimony, and copper, to which 
bismuth, nine, and lead arc occasionally added. The es- 
-. ntial metal is tin, which usually constitutes nine tenths 
or more of the mas*, the antimony and copper being add- 
ed to give the desired hardness. This alloy isextenshc 
ly used I'm talile ware, being usually, for that purpose, 
.1 with a thin coating of silver, and sold as Rihcr 
plate. In the best plated ware, however, the silver is 
laid on a body of (iennan silver. Coarse metal, the 
technical name of the iro<lnct of the second operation In 
the process of smelliui: mixed cupriferous ores in Cre-at 
liritain, especial ly at Su an>ra. The product of this o pet a 
lion, which is peif.irmeil in a reverberator}' furnace, is a 
matte or regulns containing iron and copper in combina- 
tion with sulphur in about the same proportion in which 
they are present in copper pyrites, together with slag. 
Composition metal. See composition Dutch metal, 
See Dutch. Fusible metal, a metallic alloy that fuses at 
a very low temperature. Such alloys are usually composed 
.-I lea.l. tin, an.l l.i-nintli Ani.'iii: ttn.se Lest known are 
Newton's metal, . ontaining s pa'i ts of bismuth, .'i of lead. 
8781 
nd:<of tin, which fuxcs at 'Jo.? ; Koe'l metal, 2 parts of bis- 
ninth, 1 each of tin and lead, fusing at all ; and an alloy of 
:> part K of bismuth. :i of lead, and 2 of tin, fusing at l7 . The 
adilit ion . if cailiiiium to alloys of bismuth, tin, and lead low- 
eis their fuslng-polnt considerably. Thus, If from 8 to 10 
percent, of cadmium Is added to KOSC'H metal, the melting- 
point ix reduced to 167". The alloys known as Wood's and 
Wood and Llpinsky's metals are such alloys of cadmium, 
bismuth, tin. and lead. Oneof these, containing cadmium 
4 parts, and tin, lead, and bismuth each a parU, melU at 
160'. The addition of mercury to fusible alloys like New- 
ton's and Rose's metals Is said also to lower their fusing- 
point considerably. Gathered metal. See laded tmw, 
under /rtf/d. Gedges's metal. Hame as Aich inetal. 
Heavy metal. See hearul . Kler'B metal, a gun-metal 
composed of 100 parts of copper, 76 of zinc, and In of iron. 
Laded metal See ladet . tight metal, any metal of 
which the specific gravity is leas than 5. Magnetic met- 
als, iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, and manganese. 
' 
metalliferous 
metaleptic (tin t-n-iep'tik). </. (< <;r. /,/;/ 
~-ik',f. capable of partaking (<-f. par- 
ticipation j, < in -u/ii--n: , partaken in: 866 eta- 
/I/IM'X ami /< /////.>//.] 1. Prrtaiiiin;; to a 
inctalepsis or participation ; iranslative. 2. 
Transverse: as, the nietalc/iln- motion of amus- 
dr. 3. In flu m.. pertaining to, resulting from, 
or characterized by metalepsy, or the siibst it u 
tion of one substance for another which ban 
, , , 
Muntz's metal [Named from Mr. Muntztit Birmingham, 
theinventor.) Yellow metal; an alloy of 8 parts of copper 
and 2 of ilnc, differing from common brass In being mallea- 
ble when hot. It is cheaper and can be more easily rolled 
than copper, and has taken its place as the material used 
for sheathing, formerly one of die most important uses to 
which copper was put. Yellow metal is its general com- 
mercial name. Also called patent metal. Newton's 
metal See fusible metal, above. Noble or perfect 
metals, gold, silver, and platinum : so called because when 
exposed to the air they do not oxidize like other metals, 
but retain their metallic luster. Organ- or pipe-met- 
al, an alloy of tin and lead, with or without zinc, used for 
the construction of organ-pipes. The value nf the metal 
depends principally upon the proportion of tin used, less 
than 50 per cent, making poor metal. A fair percentage 
of tin U indicated by a spotted surface, hence good metal 
is also called spotted metal. Patent metal Same as 
Muntz'* metal. Pimple-metal See whitemetal. Point 
of fusion of metals. See/imon. Prince's metal, an 
alloy said to have been so called because first prepared by 
Prince Rupert (1619- 82X nephew of Charles I. of England*, 
who Invented, or at least introduced into England, the so- 
called "Prince Rupert's drops." There is no certainty in re- 
gard to the composition of the alloy called prince's metal. 
By most writers it is said to have been a kina of brass ; oth- 
ers describe It as an alloy of copper and arsenic. Rose's 
metal. Sce/iwtWe metal, above. To burn metals toge- 
ther. See turnl. White metal the productof the fourth 
operation in the smelting of mixed cupriferonsores(accord- 
ing to the English process). The object of this stage of the 
process is to remove the iron, and the work is dont in a re- 
verberatory furnace, the third stage having been a calcina- 
tion of the coarse metal, with the object of converting 
the sulphuret of iron into an oxid. The product of the 
fourth operation Is variously designated as blue, white, or 
pimple-metal, according to the percentage of copper con- 
tained and the peculiar appearance exhibited. Portions 
having a smooth lustrous fracture, and containing from 01) 
to 70 per cent, of copper, are designated as blue metal; those 
of grayish white color, with granular fracture, and con- 
taining from 7:. to 78 per cent, of copper, are called white 
metal. Pimple-metal is that which contains more than 78 
per cent, of copper, and has its surface pimpled from the 
escape of sulphurous acid gas. Wood's metal See 
fusible metal, above. Yellow metal Same u MunUt 
metal. 
metal (met'al), v. t.; pret. and pp. metaled or 
metalled, ppr. metaling or metalling, f < metal, 
n.] To put inetal on; cover, as roads, with 
broken stones or metal. 
metal. An abbreviation of metallurgy. 
metal-bath (met'al-bath), w. See bathi. 
metal-casting (met 'al-kas'ting), w. 1. The 
act or process of producing casts in metal by 
pouring it when in a state of fusion into a mold. 
2. A piece of cast metal having a form that 
adapts it for use in machinery, manufactures, 
etc. 
metaldehyde (me-tal'de-hid), . [< Gr. perd, 
with, + E. aldehyde.] A substance into which 
aldehyde is partially converted in contact with 
acids at a low temperature. It is a white crys- 
talline solid. 
metaled, metalled (met'ald), a. 1. Covered 
with metal, especially with road-metal or bal- 
last; macadamized: as, newly metaled roads. 
2f. Full of fire or ardor; mettled: dazzling; 
glancing. See mettled. 
I hate such measur'd, give me metall'd Ore, 
That trembles in the blaze, but then mounts higher. 
B. Jonton, Epigram to WUllam Earle of Newcastle 
[ou Fencing. 
metalepsis (inet-a-lep'sis), M. [L., < Gr. fierd- 
far<l{, participation, assumption, alternation, < 
ftFTafa/Trros, partaken in, < uera/Jififidvfiv, par- 
take in, < /icrd, among. + to/i/)dveiv, take.] A 
rhetorical figure or trope assumed by some 
ancient writers, and supposed to consist in 
substituting a word for a synonym or homo- 
nym, which latter is at the same time under- 
stood in a metaphorical or transferred sense: 
as, "sable caverns "for ''black caverns, "this in 
its turn meaning "dark or gloomy caverns." 
The sence is much altered <t the hearers conceit strangly 
entangled by the flgure Mrtalrpnt, which I call the farfet. 
Puttenhaiii, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 152. 
metaleptical (uiet-a-lep'ti-kal), . [< 
lie + -ill.] Satiir as inrliilt /i/ii'. 
metaleptically (met-a-lep'ti-kal-i>,</c. In 
a metaleptical manner; by transposition. 
The name of promises may metaleptieaUy be extended 
to comminutions, lip. Sanderton, Promluory Oaths, L I U. 
metal-gage (iwt'al-gaj), . A gage used for de- 
termining the thickness of sheet-metal. K. U. 
l\ nil/lit. 
metaline (met'al-in), . [< metal + -M 2 .] 1. 
A kind of thread for sewing leather, made of 
twisted strands of linen ana brass, copper, or 
steel wire. 2. A compound for forming a 
lubricating-Burface in journal-boxes. It is 
made up of metallic oxids, organic materials, 
wax, and fatty matters. 
metaling, metalling (met'al-ing), . [Verbal 
n. of metal, .] The material which forms the 
road-bed of a macadamized road or of a railway, 
chiefly broken stones ; road-metal. 
The air Is filled with a choking precipitate of the kun 
ker, or carbonate of lime nodules, which form the metal- 
ling of the road. W. U. Jtwaxll, Mary in India, I. US. 
metalist, . See metallist. 
metallic (me-tal'ik), a. [= F. meUillujue = Sp. 
metdlieo = Pg. It. metallico (cf. D. metallieb, 
metallisch = G. metallixch = Dan. Sw. metallM), 
< L. mettillicus, < Gr. /jera/^/iof, of or concern- 
ing mines or metal, < peraMjOv, a mine (metal) : 
metalepsy (met'a-lep-si), M. [< Gr. , 
alternation : see metalepgig."] In chem., change 
or variation produced by the displacement of 
an element or radical in a compound by its 
chemical equivalent: same as subxtitutiim'. 
, j, 
see metal, n.l 1. Consisting of or having the 
characters of a metal ; made up of metal or of 
an alloy. This word Is used to indicate the condition 
of a metal (see metal} In which it exists by itaelf, and not 
mineralized or combined with those substances which 
take away Its metallic character and convert It Into an ore, 
in which the elementary substance exists, but often with 
characters greatly differing from those which it has when 
separated from Its mlneralizers, or reduced to the metal- 
lic form. 
She said ; and lo ! a palace towering seems, 
With Parian pillars and metallic beams. 
W. Kina, Kutinns, or the Favourite. 
Among the most metallic of the metals is a gas. 
J. K. Lodtyer, Hpect. Anal., p. 187. 
2. Characteristic of a metal: as, a metallic 
luster. 3. Having one or more properties re- 
sembling those of metals: as, a metallic voice. 
A distinct, hollow, metallic, and clangorous, yet appar 
ently muffled, reverberation. 
Pae, Fall of the House of Usher. 
Metallic-adamantine luster, a variety of luster inter- 
in ediate between submetallic and adamantine, characteris- 
tic of pyrargyrlte, some cerusite and octahedrite, etc. 
Metallic ammunition, bur, currency, dust, feather. 
See the nouns. Metallic beetles, a collectors' name for 
coleopterous Insects of the family Bvifrentida?. See cut un- 
der Bupreitit. Metallic lath. See lathing 1 . Metallic 
oxld, a compound of metal and oxygen. Metallic paper, 
paper the surface of which is washed over with a solution 
of whiting, lime, and size. Writing done with a pewter 
pencil upon such paper is almost Indelible. Metallic 
salts, those salts which have a metal or metallic oxld for 
their base, as lead carbonate. Metallic scales. See 
metallic ftaUier, under frathrr.- Metallic standard. See 
standard. Metallic tinkling, in patHU., a high pitched 
tinkle heard in the lungs in pneumothorax, or in the case 
of a lung cavity under certain conditions. Metallic-tis- 
sue loom. See loom i . 
metallicalt (me-tari-kal), . [< metallic + -al.] 
Same as metallic. 
Now, bv electrical bodies, I understand not such as are 
metallical, mentioned by I liny ami the Antienta. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., U. 4. 
metallically (me-tal'i-kal-i), title. As a metal ; 
by means ofor by the use of metal; with a metal; 
as regards metallic properties. 
They [two plates of different metals] are metiUieally con- 
nected together. Prrfce and Sicetrright, Telegraphy, p. s. 
Let us conceive a metallically pure cylinder of wrought 
or cast Iron. Pop. Sci. Mo., XXXIV. 289. 
metallicity (met-a-lis'i-ti), . [< metallic + 
-if//.] The condition of being a metal; metal- 
lic character or constitution. 
They Ithe alchemists] held that mercury enters Into the 
composition of al) metals, and is the very cause of their 
inrtaUicity. Kncyc. Brit., XVI. 82. 
metallifacture (met'al-i-fak'tur), n. [< L. me- 
talluin, a metal, + factura, a making: see/oc- 
ii/rr.] The manufacture of metals. [Rare.] 
metalliferous (mct-a-lif e-rnsV ft. [=F. metal- 
lil'' n Sp. mi I'llih i-n; < lj. mi tnllit'cr, yielding 
metals. < in<tiillnm. a inetal. -t- I'rrre = E. bear 1 .] 
