l'

masculine

/a.sje/

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Translation

steel

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin aciarium, from Latin acies ('sharp edge, point'), from acus ('needle'). Steel was named for the keen edge it takes.

Origin: Latin
Root: aciarium
English cognates: acute, acid

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralaciers

Examples

The door is made of steel.

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The factory has been making steel for a hundred years.

This knife has a steel blade.

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Steel bridges stand up to the wind.

He has nerves of steel.

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This word is part of lesson 57.