WHITE METAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does white metal mean? 

• WHITE METAL (noun)
  The noun WHITE METAL has 1 sense:

1. an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings

  Familiarity information: WHITE METAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHITE METAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

bearing metal; white metal

Hypernyms ("white metal" is a kind of...):

alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)

 Context examples 

A silver-white metal used in medicines and other products.

(Bismuth, NCI Dictionary)

An element with atomic symbol Hg, atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59; a heavy, silvery-white metal, liquid at room temperature, a rather poor conductor of heat and a fair conductor of electricity.

(Mercury, NCI Thesaurus)

An element with atomic symbol In, atomic number 49, and atomic weight 114.8; a very soft, silvery-white metal with a brilliant lustre.

(Indium, NCI Thesaurus)