(role-playing games, board games) A technique used in painting miniatures (figures) to achieve a metallic finish using matte paints rather than metallic paints.

Alternative form of non-metallic metal

plural of rare earth metal

plural of post-transition metal

plural of alkaline earth metal

plural of alkaline-earth metal

(printing) A metal sheet used in offset printing for carrying ink onto the rubber printing form.

Having a relatively low metal content

A metal alloy used in making types for traditional typefounding and mechanical typesetting. It consists essentially of lead and antimony, often with a little tin, nickel, or copper.

(construction) finely graded iron particles combined with an oxidizing catalyst. When mixed with water (or water, cement and sand), the finely distributed particles expand, creating a waterproof layer that becomes part of the surface to which it is applied.