metal vs element

element vs metal

metal and element both are nouns.

metal is an adjective but element is not an adjective.

metal is a verb but element is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
element	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, element is a hypernym of metal; that is, element is a word with a broader meaning than metal:

metal: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
element: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

Other hypernyms of metal include chemical element.

metal (noun)	element (noun)
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.	an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten	an abstract part of something
	the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
	a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
	the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
	any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
	one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

metal (adjective)	element (adjective)
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal

metal (verb)	element (verb)
cover with metal

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