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発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈhɛv.i ˌmɛt.əl/

名詞

heavy metal (countable and uncountable, plural heavy metals)

1. (sciences, countable) Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There are many different definitions of what counts as a heavy metal; see Heavy metals for a discussion.)
2. (music, uncountable) A genre descended from rock music, characterized by the use of emphatic drumbeats, highly amplified distortion, and overall loudness; often featuring extended instrumental solos and powerful vocals.

   Synonym: metal

   1. (music, uncountable) The first form of metal music, which arose in the late 1960s and the 1970s, and is closer to the rock music of the time than most other subgenres of metal.
3. (uncountable) Guns or shot of large size.
4. (uncountable, figurative) Great influence or power.

使用する際の注意点

• To listeners of the music, metal is a more common term to refer to the entire genre, while heavy metal is a specific subgenre, which was the progenitor to other styles and includes bands such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Judas Priest.

下位語

• (genre of music):

派生語

参考

• acid rock

参照

Further reading

• Heavy metals on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Heavy metal music on Wikipedia.Wikipedia