metallic
adjective
of, relating to, or consisting of metal.
metallicity
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a word derived from
metallic.
Example Sentences
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But in low metallicity environments such as Mrk 71, where stars aren't blowing up, energy within the region is radiated away.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
And as time continued to tick in the simulations, the later-time starbursts erupted into cores of metal-rich stars that were skirted with stars containing lower metallicity, compared with cold dark matter.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 20, 2023
One of the big questions, therefore, has centred on whether low metallicity environments, such as in NGC 346, have sufficient dusty material to accrete and build rocky worlds.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2023
From the CO2 signal of WASP-39b, the team estimates the planet’s metallicity roughly matches Saturn’s.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 24, 2022
The fraction of a star’s mass that is composed of these elements is referred to as the star’s metallicity.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
