Etymology

radiometal

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Today it means: Any of several alloys, mostly of nickel and iron, that have a high magnetic permeability Full definition →

English metal ← Middle English metal ← Old French meta
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  1. Englishradio-
  2. Latinmetallum
  3. Old Frenchmeta
  4. Middle Englishmetal
  5. Englishmetal
  6. English todayradiometal

From radio- + metal.

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