O metal
Example: O metal da escultura é resistente à corrosão.
Definition
"O metal" refers to a solid material, typically hard, shiny, malleable, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity, commonly used in engineering for construction and manufacturing, such as in the phrase 'The metal of the sculpture is resistant to corrosion.'
Etymology
The term "o metal" comes from the Latin word 'metallum,' meaning mine or quarry, which was used to describe mined substances like metals. Did you know that the word originally referred to any mined ore before narrowing to specifically mean metallic elements?
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