Idioms for gold
- (of an audio recording) to attain sales of 500,000 copies or more.
- (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.
go gold,
Origin of gold
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German
Gold, Gothic
gulth
OTHER WORDS FROM gold
non·gold, noun, adjectiveWords nearby gold
goiás,
goiânia,
goji,
golan heights,
golconda,
gold,
gold basis,
gold beetle,
gold bond,
gold brick,
gold bronze
Definition for gold (2 of 3)
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.
Example sentences from the Web for gold
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.