heavy metal

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ağır metal
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heavy metal

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heavy metal poisoning
ağır metal zehirlenmesi
heavy metals
ağır metaller
English - English
Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment
A genre descended from rock music, characterized by massive sound, highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, complex song structure, emphatic beats and overall loudness, often with lyrics that involve violent or fantastic imagery
Uranium, plutonium, or thorium placed in a nuclear reactor
A ponderous rock form characterized by brittle, flashy guitar work, unnaturally high-pitched male vocals and an adolescent fascination with the darker side of human experience Born in the late 1960s of bands such as Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, heavy metal is currently associated with bands such as Metallica and Soundgarden Also called metal and speed metal
A heavy metal (such as lead, Pb or mercury, Hg, for example) with special hazards including lifetime cumulative effects
Metallic elements with high molecular weights, generally toxic in low concentrations to plant and animal life Such metals are often residual in the environment and exhibit biological accumulation Examples include mercury, chromium, cadmium, arsenic, and lead
Heavy metal is a type of very loud rock music with a fast beat. a German heavy metal band named The Scorpions
A sub-style of rock emerging in the early 1970's with bands such as Judas Priest featuring dark or morbid lyrics and heavy, riff-oriented, highly virtuosic guitar work Heavy metal has always been a minority taste-- more popular in Europe than in the United States--and has splintered into dozens of categories in the last twenty years (e g , Speed Metal, Thrash, Death Metal, Doom, etc )
loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
A type of highly-amplified rock music with a strong beat
A group of toxic metals including arsenic, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, silver, and zinc
A heavy metal is a metallic element with a high density. Many heavy metals are poisonous. Type of rock music marked by highly amplified, distorted "power chords" on electric guitar, a hard beat, thumping bass, and often dark lyrics. It evolved in Britain and the U.S. in the late 1960s from the heavy, blues-oriented music of Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix, and others. In the 1970s the genre was defined by the music of bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Kiss, AC/DC, and Aerosmith. After a period of decline, a new generation of bands such as Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe, and Van Halen revived heavy metal in the 1980s, along with the careers of many of its pioneers, including Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath
metallic chemical element that has a high atomic number (such as lead or mercury); type of hard rock and roll music
Counterculture musical trend of the 1960s-1970s, characterized by a vaguely threatening style and heavy use of amplification and electronic equipment
a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight
A common hazardous waste; can damage organisms at low concentrations and tends to accumulate in the food chain
loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery a metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight
A common hazardous waste; can damage organisms at low concentrations and tends to accumulate in the food chain Examples are Lead, Chromium, Cadmium, and Mercury
All uranium, plutonium, and thorium used or generated in a manmade nuclear reactor
Any metal with a density of 5 0 or greater, especially one that is toxic to organisms, as lead, mercury, copper, and cadmium

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heavy metal umlaut
An umlaut over a letter in the name of a heavy metal band (as in "Motörhead", "Queensrÿche" and "Mötley Crüe"), added gratuitously for mere stylistic effect
heavy metal umlauts
plural form of heavy metal umlaut
heavy metals
metals which are particularly heavy (i.e. iron, copper, etc.)
Turkish - English
heavy metal
heavy metal

    Hyphenation

    hea·vy metal

    Turkish pronunciation

    hevi metıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhevē ˈmetəl/ /ˈhɛviː ˈmɛtəl/

    Etymology

    [ 'he-vE ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig; akin to Old High German hebIc heavy, Old English hebban to lift; more at HEAVE.
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