solid metal

collocation in English

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solid
adjective
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/ˈsɒl.ɪd/us
/ˈsɑː.lɪd/
hard or firm, keeping a ...
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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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(Definition ofsolidandmetalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Laser plasma interaction insolidmetal, mixed metal alloy and metal nano-particle coated targets.
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After the splash has removed the molten aluminium from the base of the drilled hole, thesolidmetal left exposed starts to absorb laser energy and so on.
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Metals in thesolidmetal-sulfide form are thus considered non-bioavailable, and are unlikely to cause toxicity in sediment-dwelling organisms.
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Some types of decking are manufactured withsolidmetalinstead of wire mesh.
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The laser energy is intense enough to permit full melting (welding) of the particles to formsolidmetal.
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The pins have round plastic orsolidmetalheads.
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The action of the alloying element is known to be segregation to grain boundaries of thesolidmetaland alteration of the grain boundary properties.
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In pressure-forced detonation, a heavily armored tank pushes a heavy spherical or cylindricalsolidmetalroller ahead of it, causing mines to detonate.
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The ultrasonic horn is commonly asolidmetalrod with a round transverse cross-section and a variable-shape longitudinal cross-section - the rod horn.
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Almost all production versions had asolidmetalnose with no windows.
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This meant that the folding mechanism was replaced with asolidmetalheadtube which is usually welded directly to the deck of the scooter.
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The monument is constructed ofsolidmetalstructures.
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In difference of the majority of pre-war trams, /-1 featuredsolidmetalbody.
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The labels are made in sizes ranging from a small sticker-dot for portable items, to a thicksolidmetalluggage tag.
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In this case, the two states of matter are thesolidmetaland liquid it is in.
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The core may be synthetic filaments,solidmetal, or braided or twisted steel filaments.
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The cages were originally machined fromsolidmetaland were quickly replaced by stampings.
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The gaps are smaller when using a foil (solidmetal) shield, but there is still a seam running the length of the cable.
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