heavy metal
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
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Related Words for heavy metal
soul, rap, rock, melody, piece, singing, tune, opera, hymn, modern, classical, song, bop, chamber, jazz, measure, fusion, refrain, air, strainExamples from the Web for heavy metal
Contemporary Examples of heavy metal
He liked to listen to heavy-metal music and eat pastries at a local bakery.
The first rule of an EOD solider is to try and stay in your vehicle, the heavy-metal womb that protects you from explosions.
Historical Examples of heavy metal
The great hydroelectric dams, the hundreds of steam turbines, the heavy-metal atomic reactors—all useless for power purposes.
Unwise ChildGordon Randall Garrett
So Orede stayed uninhabited until a hunting-party shooting wild cattle found an outcropping of heavy-metal ore.
Pariah PlanetMurray Leinster
So Orede stayed uninhabited until a hunting party, shooting wild cattle, found an outcropping of heavy-metal ore.
This World Is TabooMurray Leinster
heavy metal
noun
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