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A rare metallic chemical element of high economic value, such as gold, platinum, palladium, or rhodium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: valuable
Narrower terms: bullion, gold, silver
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
metall preciós
— metallic element with high economic value
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Chinese Mandarin:
貴金屬 /贵金属
(guìjīnshǔ)
— metallic element with high economic value
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Chinese Mandarin:
貴重金屬 /贵重金属
(guìzhòng jīnshǔ)
— metallic element with high economic value
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Czech:
drahý kov
— metallic element with high economic value
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Danish:
ædelmetal
— metallic element with high economic value
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Finnish:
arvometalli
— metallic element with high economic value
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French:
métal précieux
— metallic element with high economic value
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Galician:
metal precioso
— metallic element with high economic value
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Georgian:
ძვირფასი ლითონი
(ʒvirpasi litoni)
— metallic element with high economic value
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Georgian:
კეთილშობილი ლითონი
(ḳetilšobili litoni)
— metallic element with high economic value
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Georgian:
ძვირფასი მეტალი
(ʒvirpasi meṭali)
— metallic element with high economic value
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Georgian:
კეთილშობილი მეტალი
(ḳetilšobili meṭali)
— metallic element with high economic value
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German:
Edelmetall
— metallic element with high economic value
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Greek:
πολύτιμο μέταλλο
(polýtimo métallo)
— metallic element with high economic value
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Hungarian:
nemesfém
— metallic element with high economic value
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Japanese:
貴金属
(kikinzoku)
— metallic element with high economic value
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Korean:
귀금속
(gwigeumsok)
— metallic element with high economic value
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Latvian:
dārgmetāls
— metallic element with high economic value
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Malay:
logam berharga
— metallic element with high economic value
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Malay:
logam bernilai
— metallic element with high economic value
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Navajo:
béésh ílį́įnii
— metallic element with high economic value
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Occitan:
metal preciós
— metallic element with high economic value
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Polish:
kruszec
— metallic element with high economic value
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Polish:
metal szlachetny
— metallic element with high economic value
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Portuguese:
metal precioso
— metallic element with high economic value
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Romanian:
metal prețios
— metallic element with high economic value
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Russian:
драгоце́нный мета́лл
(dragocénnyj metáll)
— metallic element with high economic value
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Spanish:
metal precioso
— metallic element with high economic value
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Swedish:
ädelmetall
— metallic element with high economic value
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Thai:
โลหะมีค่า
— metallic element with high economic value
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Vietnamese:
kim loại quý
— metallic element with high economic value
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Vietnamese:
kim khí quý
— metallic element with high economic value