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heavy metal

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noun

any metal with a specific gravity of 5.0 or greater, especially one that is toxic to organisms, as lead, mercury, copper, and cadmium.

aggressive and heavily amplified rock music, commonly performed by groups that wear spectacular or bizarre costumes.

Origin of heavy metal

1860–65, for literal sense

OTHER WORDS FROM heavy metal

heav·y-met·al, adjective

Words nearby heavy metal

heavy heart, with a, heavy hitter, heavy hydrogen, heavy ion, heavy lifting, heavy metal, heavy middleweight, heavy mineral oil, heavy nitrogen, heavy oil, heavy oxygen

Example sentences from the Web for heavy metal

He liked to listen to heavy-metal music and eat pastries at a local bakery.

Mother of Los Angeles’ Alleged Arsonist Had a Wild Life |Christine Pelisek |January 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The first rule of an EOD solider is to try and stay in your vehicle, the heavy-metal womb that protects you from explosions.

The Real-Life Hurt Locker |Bryan Curtis |February 2, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
So Orede stayed uninhabited until a hunting party, shooting wild cattle, found an outcropping of heavy-metal ore.

This World Is Taboo |Murray Leinster
So Orede stayed uninhabited until a hunting-party shooting wild cattle found an outcropping of heavy-metal ore.

Pariah Planet |Murray Leinster

The great hydroelectric dams, the hundreds of steam turbines, the heavy-metal atomic reactors—all useless for power purposes.

Unwise Child |Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for heavy metal

heavy metal

noun

a type of rock music characterized by a strong beat and amplified instrumental effects, sometimes with violent, or nihilistic lyrics
(as modifier)a heavy-metal band

a metal with a high specific gravity

military large guns or shot