expanded metal


noun

sheet metal slotted and stretched to make a stiff network with openings of various patterns, used for lathing, wastebaskets, and various decorative and semistructural applications.

Origin of expanded metal

First recorded in 1885–90

British Dictionary definitions for expanded metal

expanded metal

noun

an open mesh of metal produced by stamping out alternating slots in a metal sheet and stretching it into an open pattern. It is used for reinforcing brittle or friable materials and in fencing