noun🔗ShareMétalloïdeAn 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. "Le silicium, un métalloïde, est utilisé dans la fabrication des puces informatiques car il conduit l'électricité mieux qu'un non-métal, mais moins bien qu'un métal.elementchemistrymaterialsubstancescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMétalloïdeThe 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. "Parce que les premiers chimistes n'étaient pas sûrs de ses propriétés, le sodium était autrefois désigné comme un métalloïde.elementsubstancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMétalloïdiqueOf or relating to the metalloids."The metalloid properties of silicon make it a useful semiconductor in electronics. "Les propriétés métalloïdiques du silicium en font un semi-conducteur utile en électronique.elementchemistrymaterialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMétalliqueCharacteristic of the metal music genre."The concert's atmosphere was intensely metalloid, filled with distorted guitars and aggressive vocals. "L'atmosphère du concert était intensément métallique, remplie de guitares distordues et de chants agressifs.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading