"base metal" meaning in All languages combined

See base metal on Wiktionary

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): Electrochemistry, 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 Electrochemistry: 67 21 1 11 Disambiguation of Metals: 42 33 10 15 Disambiguation of Types of chemical element: 49 28 7 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 27 1 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 17 2 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 26 1 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 26 1 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 25 3 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 56 25 2 16 Topics: chemistry, electrochemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'metal at the lower end of the electrochemical series': 82 10 2 6
  2. (metallurgy) The metal to be welded (rather than that used to weld). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Metallurgy Translations (metal to be welded): perusmetalli (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-base_metal-en-noun-p3LcJcIh Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'metal to be welded': 24 56 8 12
  3. A common or inexpensive metal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-base_metal-en-noun-Ws8lcSEl
  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
    Sense id: en-base_metal-en-noun-cgPA3178 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': 2 2 48 48

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