metallicity

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noun

The quality or state of being metallic.

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Meanings

nounmetallicity (plural metallicities)

plural metallicities

  1. The quality or state of being metallic.
  2. astronomyThe abundance of elements heavier than helium in stars as a result of nucleosynthesis.

Origin

From metallic + -ity.

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APA

metallicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallicity

MLA

“metallicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallicity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallicity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallicity.

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