sheet metal
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sheet metal
n.
Metal that has been rolled into a sheet having a thickness between foil and plate.
sheet′-met′al adj.
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sheet metal
n
(Metallurgy) metal in the form of a sheet, the thickness being intermediate between that of plate and that of foil
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sheet′ met`al
n.
metal in sheets or thin plates.
[1905–10]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() corrugated iron - usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows flashing - sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing foil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width |
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