gold

[ gohld ]
/ goʊld /

noun

adjective

Idioms for gold

    go gold,
    1. (of an audio recording) to attain sales of 500,000 copies or more.
    2. (of a video game) to complete the development cycle from production through quality assurance testing and enter the sales and shipping cycle: The game went gold in November and was on store shelves for the holiday season.

Origin of gold

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Gold, Gothic gulth

OTHER WORDS FROM gold

non·gold, noun, adjective

Definition for gold (2 of 3)

Gold 1
[ gohld, gawld ]
/ goʊld, gɔld /

noun

Definition for gold (3 of 3)

Gold 2
[ gohld ]
/ goʊld /

noun

Herbert,born 1924, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Thomas,1920–2004, U.S. astronomer, born in Austria: formulated the steady-state theory of the universe.

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British Dictionary definitions for gold (1 of 2)

gold
/ (ɡəʊld) /

noun

Word Origin for gold

Old English gold; related to Old Norse gull, Gothic gulth, Old High German gold

British Dictionary definitions for gold (2 of 2)

Gold
/ (ɡəʊld) /

noun

Thomas. 1920–2004, Austrian-born astronomer, working in England and the US: with Bondi and Hoyle he proposed the steady-state theory of the universe

Medical definitions for gold

gold
[ gōld ]

n. Symbol Au

A soft yellow element that resists corrosion and is the most malleable and ductile metal, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and intravenously in liver imaging. Atomic number 79.

Scientific definitions for gold

gold
[ gōld ]

Au

A soft, shiny, yellow element that is the most malleable of all the metals. It occurs in veins and in alluvial deposits. Because it is very durable, resistant to corrosion, and a good conductor of heat and electricity, gold is used as a plated coating on electrical and mechanical components. It is also an international monetary standard and is used in jewelry and for decoration. Atomic number 79; atomic weight 196.967; melting point 1,063.0°C; boiling point 2,966.0°C; specific gravity 19.32; valence 1, 3. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.