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- Dictionaryiron/ˈʌɪən/
noun
- 1. a strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel. Similar
- 2. a tool or implement now or originally made of iron: "a caulking iron" Similar
verb
- 1. smooth (clothes, sheets, etc.) with an iron.
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The meaning of IRON is a silver-white malleable ductile magnetic heavy metallic element that readily rusts in moist air, occurs in pure form in meteorites and combined in most igneous rocks, is the most abundant element on Earth by mass, and is vital to biological processes.
IRON definition: 1. a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel…. Learn more.
IRON meaning: 1. a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel…. Learn more.
It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust, being mainly deposited by meteorites in its metallic state.
Iron definition: a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity.
Iron is an element which usually takes the form of a hard, dark-grey metal. It is used to make steel, and also forms part of many tools, buildings, and vehicles. Very small amounts of iron occur in your blood and in food.
IRON definition: 1. a dark grey metal used to make steel (= very strong metal) and found in small amounts in blood…. Learn more.
Iron is a hard strong metal that is used to make steel and is also found in small quantities in blood and food. iron gates/bars/railings. a hut with a corrugated iron roof. the iron and steel industries. iron ore (= rock containing iron) foods that are rich in iron. patients with iron deficiency (= not enough iron in their blood)
n. 1. Symbol Fe A silvery-white, lustrous, malleable, ductile, magnetic or magnetizable, metallic element occurring abundantly in combined forms, notably in hematite, limonite, magnetite, and taconite, and used alloyed in a wide range of important structural materials.
Britannica Dictionary definition of IRON. 1. [noncount] : a heavy type of metal that is very common, occurs naturally in blood, and is used to make steel and in many products. The bars/chains are (made of) iron. She has an iron deficiency. [=she does not have enough iron in her blood] — sometimes used figuratively.
