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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bi-gwi-geum-sok
"이 공장에서는 다양한 비귀금속을 가공합니다."
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A metal, such as iron, copper, or lead, that is of relatively low economic value and is more susceptible to corrosion and oxidation than precious metals.
"The sculpture was constructed primarily from durable non-precious metals like bronze and steel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the negative prefix 'non-' (derived from Latin 'non'), the adjective 'precious' (from Old French 'precieus', ultimately from Latin 'pretiosus'), and 'metal' (from Greek 'metallon'). It emerged in metallurgical and economic contexts to distinguish common industrial elements from rare monetary or ornamental metals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Non-precious metal" is said worldwide
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métal non précieux
Transliteration: mey-tal non prey-syuh
"Le cuivre est un métal non précieux largement utilisé dans l'industrie."
Unedles Metall
Transliteration: oo-ed-les me-tal
"Messing ist eine Legierung aus unedlen Metallen."
metallo non prezioso
Transliteration: me-tal-lo non pre-tzyo-zo
"Il ferro è considerato un metallo non prezioso."
metal no precioso
Transliteration: me-tal no pre-syo-so
"Muchas monedas antiguas estaban hechas de metal no precioso."
metal não precioso
Transliteration: me-tau nau pre-syu-zu
"O zinco é um metal não precioso essencial para a galvanização."
अकीमती धातु
Transliteration: akeemati dhaatu
"तांबा एक अकीमती धातु है जिसका उपयोग तारों में होता है।"
非贵金属
Transliteration: fēi guì jīnshǔ
"钢铁是最常用的非贵金属之一。"
비귀금속
Transliteration: bi-gwi-geum-sok
"이 공장에서는 다양한 비귀금속을 가공합니다."
卑金属
Transliteration: hijinzoku
"銅や鉄は卑金属に分類されます。"
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