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precious metal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A rare metallic chemical element of high economic value, such as gold, platinum, palladium, or rhodium.
   • The reason for the ruckus: A thief in the night had made off with the car’s catalytic converter, a critical emissions-control device that contains precious metals more valuable than gold. 2021 February 9, Hiroko Tabuchi, “Thieves Nationwide Are Slithering Under Cars, Swiping Catalytic Converters”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Relateds

noble metal

Translations (32)

cmn 貴重金屬 /贵重金属 (metallic element with high economic value) · el πολύτιμο μέταλλο (metallic element with high economic value) · ca metall preciós (metallic element with high economic value) · ko 귀금속 (metallic element with high economic value) · pl kruszec (metallic element with high economic value) · hu nemesfém (metallic element with high economic value) · cmn 貴金屬 /贵金属 (metallic element with high economic value) · cs drahý kov (metallic element with high economic value) · ka ძვირფასი მეტალი (metallic element with high economic value) · es metal precioso (metallic element with high economic value) · fi arvometalli (metallic element with high economic value) · ru драгоце́нный мета́лл (metallic element with high economic value) · sv ädelmetall (metallic element with high economic value) · fr métal précieux (metallic element with high economic value) · gl metal precioso (metallic element with high economic value) · da ædelmetal (metallic element with high economic value) · ms logam bernilai (metallic element with high economic value) · nv béésh ílį́įnii (metallic element with high economic value) · pl metal szlachetny (metallic element with high economic value) · ja 貴金属 (metallic element with high economic value) · oc metal preciós (metallic element with high economic value) · th โลหะมีค่า (metallic element with high economic value) · ro metal prețios (metallic element with high economic value) · ka კეთილშობილი მეტალი (metallic element with high economic value) · vi kim khí quý (metallic element with high economic value) · ka კეთილშობილი ლითონი (metallic element with high economic value) · lv dārgmetāls (metallic element with high economic value) · ka ძვირფასი ლითონი (metallic element with high economic value) · de Edelmetall (metallic element with high economic value) · vi kim loại quý (metallic element with high economic value) · pt metal precioso (metallic element with high economic value) · ms logam berharga (metallic element with high economic value)