metal disc

collocation in English

meaningsofmetalanddisc

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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disc
noun[C]
uk
/dɪsk/us
/dɪsk/
mainly UK
a circular ...
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(Definition ofmetalanddiscfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The thick bellmetaldisc, which hangs by a strap looped around one wrist, is struck by a short wand held in the other hand.
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After testing, it is used to make a die by pressing it against ametaldisc.
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Themetaldiscis sold in different thicknesses and diameters to accommodate different baking times and larger flames.
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This was a smallmetaldiscwith a hole in the middle, fitted into the engine's carburettor.
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A concavo-convexmetaldiscapproximately 2.5 ft in diameter, it is virtually indestructible and has remained his most constant shield over the decades.
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The inner rotatingmetaldisctypically had a number of studs on its outer edge.
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The use of themetaldiscwas invented in 1978.
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The inner cables continue to connect to ametaldiscthat sits around the stem or steer tube.
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She introduced a simple flow restrictor: a smallmetaldiscmuch like a plain metal washer.
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The most commonly available contact microphone element is made of a thin piezoelectric ceramic round glued to a thin brass or alloymetaldisc.
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Themetaldisclifts the pot off the fire, reducing and focusing the flame.
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Gas flowed into the pump, and because of the missing safety valve, produced an overpressure which the loosely fittedmetaldiscdid not withstand.
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The topmetaldiscreflects the radiant heat onto a small area.
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Once the upper and lower electromagnets are energised they produce eddy currents that are induced onto themetaldiscand flow through the flux paths.
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Sr plaque is a concavemetaldiscabout 1-1.5 cm in diameter that is hollow and filled with an insoluble strontium salt.
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Wax masters were made by flowing heated wax over a hotmetaldiscthus avoiding the microscopic irregularities of cast blocks of wax and the necessity of planing and polishing.
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She sang the song from that vantage point and near the end of the performance, removed themetaldisc and performed a choreographed dance routine with her back-up dancers.
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A row of sliding contacts is fixed to a stationary object so that each contact wipes against themetaldiscat a different distance from the shaft.
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But it was a very great shock to me to see affixed on each door and the landing of the tenements metal discs containing figures.
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Most modern mills use chips rather than logs and ridged metal discs called refiner plates instead of grindstones.
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