Definition
Not containing metal or lacking metallic properties; non-metallic.
Etymology
From Greek 'a-' (not) + English 'metal' + '-ous' (adjective suffix). This term developed alongside modern chemistry and mineralogy in the 19th century to describe non-metallic substances.
Kelly Says
Rocks like obsidian and quartz are ametallous, and most of Earth's crust actually is—we just focus on the metal ores because they're so useful and shiny that we forget they're actually the minority.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አሜታላ
ah-meh-tah-lah
ARالعربية
غير معدن
ghair ma-adn
BNবাংলা
অমেটালিক
oh-meh-tah-li-k
CACatalà
no metàl·lic
noh meh-tah-li-k
CSČeština
nekovový
neh-koh-vo-vy
DADansk
ikke metalisk
ee-keh meh-tah-li-sk
DEDeutsch
nicht metallisch
nicht meh-tah-li-sh
ELΕλληνικά
μη μεταλλικό
mee meh-tah-li-koh
ESEspañol
no metálico
noh meh-tah-lee-koh
FAفارسی
غیر فلزی
ghair mah-li
FISuomi
ei metallista
ei meh-tah-lis-ta
FRFrançais
non métallique
noh meh-tah-lee-k
GUGU
અમેટાલિક
ah-meh-tah-li-k
HAHA
ba a iya ɓata
ba a iya bah-ta
HEעברית
לא מתכתי
lo meh-tah-khe-ti
HIहिन्दी
धातु रहित
dha-tu rah-hit
HUMagyar
nemérce
neh-mer-che
IDBahasa Indonesia
bukan logam
boo-kan loh-gam
IGIG
akwụghị ala
ak-wugh-ee ah-lah
ITItaliano
non metallico
non meh-tah-lee-koh
KKKK
метаболитті емес
meh-tah-boh-lit-tee eh-mes
KMKM
មិនមែនជាមេតាល
min ma-en chea meh-tah-l
KO한국어
금속이 아닌
geum-sok-i ah-nin
MRMR
अमेतालिक
ah-meh-tah-li-k
MSBahasa Melayu
bukan logam
boo-kan loh-gam
MYမြန်မာ
အမီတာလ
ah-mee-tah-lah
NLNederlands
niet metaal
niet meh-tah-l
NONorsk
ikke metallisk
ee-keh meh-tah-li-sk
PAPA
ਅਮੇਟਾਲਿਕ
ah-meh-tah-li-k
PLPolski
niemetaliczny
nie-meh-tah-li-chny
PTPortuguês
não metálico
noh meh-tah-lee-koh
RORomână
nemetalic
neh-meh-tah-lik
RUРусский
неметаллический
ne-meh-tal-li-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
icke metallisk
ee-keh meh-tah-li-sk
SWKiswahili
sifa ya kutofanya
si-fa ya ku-to-fa-nya
TAதமிழ்
உலோகமில்லாத
ulo-ka-mil-la-ath
TEతెలుగు
అంతరగత
an-tha-ra-gat
THไทย
ไม่ใช่โลหะ
mai chai lo-ha
TLTL
hindi metal
hindi meh-tal
TRTürkçe
metal olmayan
meh-tah-l oh-lan
UKУкраїнська
неметалічний
ne-meh-ta-li-chnyy
URاردو
غیر معدنی
ghair ma-ad-ni
VITiếng Việt
không phải kim loại
khong phai kim loai
YOYO
kò sí àwọn ẹlẹ́ṣẹ́
ko si awon eh-leh-she
ZUZU
akhosi ukubambisana
ah-kho-si oo-koo-bam-bi-sa-na