metal disk

collocation in English

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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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disk
noun[C]
uk
/dɪsk/us
/dɪsk/
a flat, circular device that is used for ...
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(Definition ofmetalanddiskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Since 1916, buttons have also been produced by lithographing the image directly onto themetaldisk.
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Inside the cone there is a rigid metal hoop connected to a revolving, spring-loadedmetaldiskwith a notch on the opposite side.
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This game was simply a test of endurance; each player stood on a platform behind ametaldisk.
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The pommel is often covered with ametaldisk.
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The object of "tejo" is to throw a smallmetaldiskat a gunpowder detonator in a small circular area.
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The release of heat is triggered by flexing a smallmetaldiskin the pad, which generates nucleation centers that initiate crystallisation.
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Amorphous metal wires have been produced by sputtering molten metal onto a spinningmetaldisk.
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In all turntables a motor spins ametaldiskat a constant speed.
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A later investigation of the incident recovered a smallmetaldiskfrom the damaged ship and when analyzed it was concluded to have been part of a torpedo detonator.
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Upon breaking open the sample, clusters of diamond octahedral crystals were found on the tantalum metal disks, which apparently acted as a catalyst.
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The ends of the canister were closed with wooden or metal disks.
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The very first boxes at the end of the 18th century made use of metal disks.
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A girdle consisting of metal disks and cane garters is worn at the waist.
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The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by aiming 10 metal disks at the frog chest.
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Some of the models had a mechanism for automatically changing the metal disks.
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These instruments used paper rolls, metal disks, or metal cylinders to play a musical selection on the instrument, or instruments, enclosed within the device.
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The metal legs rested on metal disks that could be slid across the beach as the channel shifted.
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The real clock was not used, and in fact its face consists of revolving metal disks and its mechanism is quite different from that seen behind it in the movie.
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These strips are fed through a blanking machine that cuts them into the metal disks on which the coins are struck, which are known as blanks or planchets.
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