noun🔗ShareMetaloideAn element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially one that exhibits the external characteristics of a metal, but behaves chemically more as a nonmetal."Silicon, a metalloid, is used in making computer chips because it conducts electricity better than a nonmetal but not as well as a metal. "El silicio, un metaloide, se utiliza en la fabricación de chips de computadora porque conduce la electricidad mejor que un no metal, pero no tan bien como un metal.elementchemistrymaterialsubstancescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMetaloideThe 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."Because early chemists weren't sure about its properties, sodium was once referred to as a metalloid. "Debido a que los primeros químicos no estaban seguros de sus propiedades, el sodio se conocía una vez como un metaloide.elementsubstancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMetaloideoOf or relating to the metalloids."The metalloid properties of silicon make it a useful semiconductor in electronics. "Las propiedades metaloideas del silicio lo convierten en un semiconductor útil en electrónica.elementchemistrymaterialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMetálicoCharacteristic of the metal music genre."The concert's atmosphere was intensely metalloid, filled with distorted guitars and aggressive vocals. "La atmósfera del concierto era intensamente metálica, llena de guitarras distorsionadas y voces agresivas.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading