PRECIOUS METALS

Meaning of PRECIOUS METALS in English

■ plural noun gold, silver, and platinum.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PRECIOUS METALS — Gold and silver.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PRECIOUS METALS — Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, which are used for their intrinsic value or for their value in production. These may …
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PRECIOUS METALS — драгоценные металлы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRECIOUS METALS — благородные металлы
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
PRECIOUS METALS — драгоценные металлы
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PRECIOUS METALS — драгоценные металлы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRECIOUS — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a precious possession (= one that is valuable or important to you ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRECIOUS — I. ˈpreshəs adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old French precios, precieus, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium price, value + -osus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METALS — plural of metal present third singular of metal
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRECIOUS — — preciously , adv. — preciousness , n. /presh"euhs/ , adj. 1. of high price or great value; very valuable …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRECIOUS — I. ˈpre-shəs adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French precios, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium price — more at price Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRECIOUS — adj particular; fastidious; overnice. 2. precious ·adj of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. 3. precious ·add. ·adj particular; …
Webster English vocab
METALS — the steel tracks of a railway. → metal
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRECIOUS — precious BrE AmE ˈpreʃ əs ▷ precious|ly li ▷ precious|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ precious ˈ metal BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRECIOUS — / ˈpreʃəs; NAmE / adjective , adverb ■ adjective 1. rare and worth a lot of money : a precious …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECIOUS — I. pre ‧ cious 1 /ˈpreʃəs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: precios , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRECIOUS — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 of great value or worth. 2 beloved; much prized (precious memories). 3 affectedly refined, esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRECIOUS — adj. & adv. adj. 1 of great value or worth. 2 beloved; much prized (precious memories). 3 affectedly refined, esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRECIOUS — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. of great value or worth. 2 beloved; much prized (precious memories). 3 affectedly refined, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
PRECIOUS — 1. If you say that something such as a resource is precious , you mean that it is valuable and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECIOUS — 1. If you say that something such as a resource is ~, you mean that it is valuable and should …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PRECIOUS — (PERFECTING) [adjective] [disapproving] - behaving in a very formal and unnatural way by giving too much attention to unimportant details …
Cambridge English vocab
PRECIOUS — adj. Function: adjective 1 of such great value that a suitable price is hard to estimate FF1C; a precious twelfth …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PRECIOUS — adj. 25B6; adjective precious works of art : VALUABLE, costly, expensive; invaluable, priceless, beyond price. her most precious possession : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRECIOUS — adj. 1 dear, dearest, costly, expensive, high-priced, valuable, invaluable, prized, priceless, irreplaceable, Colloq pricey The entire cabinet was filled with …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
METALS — lamest
Anagrams English vocabulary
METALS — The Hebrews, in common with other ancient nations, were acquainted with nearly all the metals known to modern metallurgy, whether …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PRECIOUS — 1. прил. 1) а) драгоценный; большой ценности precious stone ≈ драгоценный камень precious metal ≈ благородный металл Happiness was the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
METALS — Metals
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METALS — Металлы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRECIOUS — precious.ogg 1. ʹpreʃəs n любимый, дорогой my precious - мой любимый, мой дорогой, мой драгоценный, мой ненаглядный 2. ʹpreʃəs a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
METALS — ж.-д. колея
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PRECIOUS — precious прил.1) а) драгоценный; большой ценности precious stone — драгоценный камень precious metal — благородный металл Happiness was the most …
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PRECIOUS — 1. ʹpreʃəs n любимый, дорогой my precious - мой любимый, мой дорогой, мой драгоценный, мой ненаглядный 2. ʹpreʃəs a 1. …
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METALS — рельсы
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METALS — рельсы
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PRECIOUS — 1. прил. 1) а) драгоценный; большой ценности precious stone — драгоценный камень precious metal — благородный металл Happiness was the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRECIOUS — 1. прил. 1) а) драгоценный; большой ценности precious stone — драгоценный камень precious metal — благородный металл Happiness was the most precious gift. — Счастье …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PRECIOUS — 1. _a. 1> драгоценный; precious stone - драгоценный камень 2> дорогой; любимый; a precious friend you have been! - _ирон. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PRECIOUS — 1. a. 1. драгоценный; precious stone - драгоценный камень 2. дорогой; любимый; a precious friend you have been! - ирон. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PRECIOUS — 1. _a. 1> драгоценный; precious stone драгоценный камень 2> дорогой; любимый; a precious friend you have been! _ирон. хорош друг! …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PRECIOUS — I n infml Look here, precious, it's none of your busineses as I can see — Послушай, дорогая, по-моему, ты лезешь …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PRECIOUS — I n infml Look here, precious, it's none of your busineses as I can see — Послушай, дорогая, по-моему, ты …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PRECIOUS — precious n infml Look here, precious, it's none of your busineses as I can see Послушай, дорогая, по-моему, ты лезешь …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PRECIOUS — I Look here, precious, it's none of your busineses as I can see — Послушай, дорогая, по-моему, ты лезешь не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PRECIOUS — 1. прил. 1) а) драгоценный; большой ценности precious stone ≈ драгоценный камень precious metal ≈ благородный металл Happiness was the …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
METALS — Metals
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METAL — I Any of a class of substances with, to some degree, the following properties: good heat and electricity conduction, malleability, …
Английский словарь Британика
URANIUM PROCESSING — preparation of the ore for use in various products. Uranium (U), although very dense (19.1 grams per cubic centimetre), is …
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TRANSITION ELEMENT — any of various chemical elements that have valence electrons in two shells instead of only one. The elements from scandium …
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SILVER PROCESSING — preparation of the ore for use in various products. Silver has long been valued for its white metallic lustre, its …
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RARE-EARTH METAL — any of a large family of chemical elements consisting of scandium (atomic number 21), yttrium (atomic number 39), and the …
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PLATINUM GROUP — six metals, in order of increasing atomic weight, ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), and platinum …
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METALWORK
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METALLURGY — the art and science of extracting metals from their ores and modifying the metals for use. Customarily, metallurgy refers to …
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METAL — any of a class of substances characterized by high electrical and thermal conductivity as well as by malleability, ductility, and …
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MATERIALS SCIENCE — study of the properties of solid materials and how these properties arise from a material's structure. The study encompasses the …
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LEAD PROCESSING — preparation of the ore for use in various products. Lead (Pb) is one of the oldest metals known, being one …
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GOLD PROCESSING — preparation of the ore for use in various products. For thousands of years the word gold has connoted something of …
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BIMETALLISM — monetary standard or system based upon the use of two metals, traditionally gold and silver, rather than one (monometallism). The …
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ASSAYING — in chemical analysis, process of determining proportions of metal, particularly precious metal, in ores and metallurgical products. The most important …
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ALKALINE-EARTH METAL — any of the six chemical elements that comprise Group IIa of the periodic table. The elements are beryllium (Be), magnesium …
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ALKALI METAL — any of the six chemical elements that make up Group I of the periodic tablenamely, lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium …
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE: YEAR IN REVIEW — Year in Review: 1997 Shifting Attitudes in a Changing World by Gro Harlem Brundtland The Year in Review Chronicle of …
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