noun🔗Share半金属An 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. "半金属であるシリコンは、非金属よりも電気を通しやすいが、金属ほどではないため、コンピューターチップの製造に使用されます。elementchemistrymaterialsubstancescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareメタロイド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."Because early chemists weren't sure about its properties, sodium was once referred to as a metalloid. "初期の化学者はその性質について確信が持てなかったため、ナトリウムはかつてメタロイドと呼ばれていました。elementsubstancechemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share半金属のOf or relating to the metalloids."The metalloid properties of silicon make it a useful semiconductor in electronics. "シリコンの半金属の性質は、それを電子機器で有用な半導体にする。elementchemistrymaterialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share金属的なCharacteristic of the metal music genre."The concert's atmosphere was intensely metalloid, filled with distorted guitars and aggressive vocals. "コンサートの雰囲気は強烈に金属的で、歪んだギターとアグレッシブなボーカルで満たされていた。musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
