HARD LEAD
Dictionary entry overview: What does hard lead mean?
• HARD LEAD (noun)
The noun HARD LEAD has 2 senses:
1. a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony
2. unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains
Familiarity information: HARD LEAD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HARD LEAD (noun)
Meaning:
A lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
antimonial lead; hard lead
Hypernyms ("hard lead" is a kind of...):
atomic number 82; lead; Pb (a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hard lead"):
grid metal (a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage batteries)
Meaning:
Unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("hard lead" is a kind of...):
atomic number 82; lead; Pb (a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey)
