metalloid

Meaning

Noun

1. An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.
2. (obsolete) The metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; applied to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined.
3. (obsolete) A nonmetal.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the metalloids.
2. (informal) Characteristic of the metal music genre.

Synonyms

submetallic

Translations

metaloide

métalloïde

metalloide

metalloïde

Halbmetall

Metalloid

metal·loide

nîvmetal

metaloide

semimetal

metallartig

madene benzer

metalloidisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/

Etymology

From metal + -oid.