"base metal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: base metals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} base metal (countable and uncountable, plural base metals)
  1. (electrochemistry) Any metal at the lower end of the electrochemical series that oxidizes readily. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Metals, Types of chemical element Translations (metal at the lower end of the electrochemical series): epäjalo metalli (Finnish), métal de base [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-base_metal-en-noun-CZQK1ZG4 Disambiguation of Metals: 31 32 15 23 Disambiguation of Types of chemical element: 36 22 16 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Electrochemistry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 19 11 31 Disambiguation of Electrochemistry: 51 16 11 23 Topics: chemistry, electrochemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'metal at the lower end of the electrochemical series': 76 9 5 10
  2. (metallurgy) The metal to be welded (rather than that used to weld). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Metallurgy, Metals Translations (metal to be welded): perusmetalli (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-base_metal-en-noun-p3LcJcIh Disambiguation of Metals: 31 32 15 23 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'metal to be welded': 18 54 12 16
  3. A common or inexpensive metal. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Metals
    Sense id: en-base_metal-en-noun-Ws8lcSEl Disambiguation of Metals: 31 32 15 23
  4. A common or inexpensive metal.
    (chiefly alchemy) one that was hoped to be transmuted into a precious metal.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alchemy, Metals
    Sense id: en-base_metal-en-noun-cgPA3178 Disambiguation of Metals: 31 32 15 23 Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: noble metal Translations (common or inexpensive metal): perusmetalli (Finnish), métal de base [masculine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'common or inexpensive metal': 4 3 47 47

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