Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

close to the metal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
close -to the met-al
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With fewer abstractions.

Etymology

Metal here is a metonym for hardware, which is mostly made of different metals.

Inflected Forms

closer to the metal (comparative) closest to the metal (superlative)

Questions

What does close to the metal mean?
With fewer abstractions.
Where does close to the metal come from?
Metal here is a metonym for hardware, which is mostly made of different metals.

How to pronounce close to the metal

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