Noun: heavy metal 'he-vee'me-t(u)l
- Loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
"The concert hall vibrated with the intense sound of heavy metal music";
- heavy metal music, metal
- A metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight (especially one that is poisonous like mercury or lead)
"The environmental report showed concerning levels of heavy metals in the soil"
Derived forms: heavy metals
Type of: alloy, metal, metallic element, R&R, R'n'R [non-standard], rock, rock and roll, rock music, rock 'n' roll, rock-and-roll, rock'n'roll
Encyclopedia: Heavy metal