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SHEET METAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sheet metal mean?
• SHEET METAL (noun)
The noun SHEET METAL has 1 sense:
1. sheet of metal formed into a thin plate
Familiarity information: SHEET METAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sheet of metal formed into a thin plate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sheet metal" is a kind of...):
flat solid; sheet (a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sheet metal"):
corrugated iron (usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows)
flashing (sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing)
foil (a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal)
tin plate; tinplate (a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins)
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