Nonmetal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties

not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːnmˈɛɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒnmˈɛtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒnmˈɛtəl/

3 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːnmˈɛɾəl/.

Examples

nonmetallic elements

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonmetallic

Antonyms

metallic

Parts of Speech

noun	a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
adjective	not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal “nonmetallic elements”

Word Forms

nonmetal	adjective	not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
nonmetal	noun	a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nichtmetall

ein chemisches Element, dem typische metallische Eigenschaften fehlen

🇫🇷French

non métallique

un élément chimique dépourvu de propriétés métalliques typiques

🇪🇸Spanish

no metal

un elemento químico que carece de propiedades metálicas típicas

🇮🇹Italian

metalloide

un elemento chimico privo delle tipiche proprietà metalliche

🇳🇱Dutch

niet-metaal

een chemisch element zonder typische metaaleigenschappen

🇵🇹Portuguese

metalóide

um elemento químico sem propriedades metálicas típicas

🇷🇺Russian

неметалл

химический элемент, лишенный типичных металлических свойств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधातु

एक रासायनिक तत्व जिसमें विशिष्ट धात्विक गुणों का अभाव होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অধাতু

একটি রাসায়নিক উপাদান সাধারণ ধাতব বৈশিষ্ট্যের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

உலோகம் அல்லாத

வழக்கமான உலோக பண்புகள் இல்லாத ஒரு வேதியியல் உறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నాన్మెటల్

సాధారణ లోహ లక్షణాలు లేని రసాయన మూలకం

🇮🇳Marathi

नॉनमेटल

विशिष्ट धातू गुणधर्म नसलेला रासायनिक घटक

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનધાતુ

રાસાયણિક તત્વ જેમાં લાક્ષણિક ધાતુના ગુણધર્મોનો અભાવ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೋಹವಲ್ಲದ

ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ಲೋಹದ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರದ ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ಅಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലോഹമല്ലാത്ത

സാധാരണ ലോഹ ഗുണങ്ങളില്ലാത്ത ഒരു രാസ മൂലകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਧਾਤੂ

ਇੱਕ ਰਸਾਇਣਕ ਤੱਤ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਮ ਧਾਤੂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر دھاتی

ایک کیمیائی عنصر جس میں عام دھاتی خصوصیات کا فقدان ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非金属

缺乏典型金属特性的化学元素

🇯🇵Japanese

非金属

典型的な金属特性を欠く化学元素

🇰🇷Korean

비금속

일반적인 금속 특성이 결여된 화학 원소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phi kim

một nguyên tố hóa học thiếu tính chất kim loại điển hình

🇹🇭Thai

อโลหะ

องค์ประกอบทางเคมีที่ไม่มีคุณสมบัติโลหะทั่วไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

bukan logam

suatu unsur kimia yang tidak memiliki sifat logam yang khas

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi metal

isang elemento ng kemikal na kulang sa tipikal na katangian ng metal

🇲🇾Malay

bukan logam

unsur kimia yang tidak mempunyai sifat logam biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللافلزية

عنصر كيميائي يفتقر إلى الخصائص المعدنية النموذجية

🇮🇷Persian

غیر فلزی

یک عنصر شیمیایی فاقد خواص فلزی معمولی است

🇹🇷Turkish

ametal

tipik metalik özelliklere sahip olmayan bir kimyasal element

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַל מַתֶכֶת

יסוד כימי חסר תכונות מתכתיות אופייניות

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