Definition of gold Gold
/gowĖld/ - [gowld] - gold
We found 36 definitions of gold from 9 different sources.
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What does gold mean?
WordNet
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| gold - a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia | ||
| Au, atomic number 79 | ||
| noble metal any metal that is resistant to corrosion or oxidation | ||
| dental gold an alloy of gold used in dentistry | ||
| graphic tellurium, sylvanite a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America | ||
| gold foil foil made of gold | ||
| gold leaf a very thin form of gold foil | ||
| gold something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold" | ||
| 24-karat gold pure gold | ||
| gold dust the particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining | ||
| green gold a gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver and cadmium) that has a green appearance | ||
| gold - coins made of gold | ||
| precious metal any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry | ||
| gold - something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold" | ||
| gold - great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson | ||
| gold - a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" | ||
| amber | ||
| yellow, yellowness yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons | ||
Adjectivegold, golder, goldest |
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| gold - made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons" | ||
| golden, gilded | ||
| metal, metallic containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce | ||
| gold - having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" | ||
| aureate, gilded, gilt, golden | ||
| chromatic being or having or characterized by hue | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gold (Noun)
A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. - gold (Noun)
A coin made of this material, or supposedly so. - gold (Noun)
A bright yellow colour, resembling the metal gold. - gold (Noun)
The bullseye of an archery target. - gold (Noun)
A gold medal . - gold (Noun)
Anything or anyone considered to be very valuable. - gold (Verb)
To pyrolyze or burn food until the color begins to change to a light brown, but not as dark as browning. - gold (Adverb)
Of or referring to a gold version of something. - gold (Adjective)
Made of gold. - gold (Adjective)
Having the colour of gold. - gold (Adjective)
Premium, superior. - gold (Adjective)
In a finished state, ready for manufacturing.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
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Alt. of Goolde - gold (v. t.)
A metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7. - gold (v. t.)
Money; riches; wealth. - gold (v. t.)
A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower tipped with gold. - gold (v. t.)
Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. -
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The award presented after being victorious in a sporting event.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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gÅld, n. one of the precious metals much used for coin: money: riches: anything very precious: yellow, gold colour.āadj. made of or like gold.āns. Goldā²-beatā²er, one whose trade is to beat gold into gold-leaf; Goldā²-beatā²ersā²-skin, the outer coat of the cƦcum of the ox; Goldā²-beatā²ing.āadj. Goldā²-bound (Shak.), encompassed with gold.āns. Goldā²-cloth, cloth woven with threads of gold; Goldā²-crest, a golden-crested bird of genus Regulus; Goldā²-digā²ger, one who digs for or mines gold, esp. a placer-miner; Goldā²-dust, gold in dust or very fine particles, as it is sometimes found in rivers.āadj. Goldā²en, made of gold: of the colour of gold: bright: most valuable: happy: highly favourable.āv.t. to become golden.āns. Goldā²en-age, an early period in history, a time of innocence and happiness; Goldā²en-eye, a species of oceanic ducks which breed in the Arctic regions, and are winter visitants of Britain.āadj. Goldā²en-hiltā²ed (Tenn.), having a hilt made of, or mounted with, gold.āadv. Goldā²enly (Tenn.), splendidly, delightfully.āns. Goldā²en-rod, any herb of the genus Solidago, of the aster family; Goldā²-fÄā²ver, a mania for seeking gold; Goldā²-field, a region where gold is found; Goldā²finch, the most beautiful of English finches, with very handsome plumage, in which black, crimson-red, yellow, and white are, in the adult male, exquisitely mingled; Goldā²fish, a Chinese and Japanese fresh-water fish, nearly allied to the carpāin its native waters it is brownish, but when domesticated becomes golden-yellow; Goldā²-foil, gold beaten into thin sheets, used by dentists; Goldā²ilocks, Goldā²ylocks, a common name for Ranunculus (q.v.); Goldā²-lace, lace made of gold-thread; Goldā²-leaf, gold beaten extremely thin, or into leaves; Goldā²-lilā²y, the yellow lily; Goldā²-mine, a mine from which gold is dug; Goldā²-plate, vessels and utensils of gold collectively; Goldā²smith, a worker in gold and silver; Goldā²spink (Scot.), the goldfinch; Goldā²stick, the colonel of a regiment of life-guards who attends the sovereign on state occasionsāhe receives a gold rod with his commission; Goldā²-thread, a ranunculaceous plant found from Denmark to Siberia, with evergreen leaves, resembling those of the strawberry: a thread formed of a strip of gold-leaf laid over a thread of silk; Goldā²-washā²er, one who obtains gold by washing it from sand and gravel: a cradle or other implement for washing gold from auriferous dirt; Goldā²-wire, wire made of or covered with gold.āGolden beetle, the name popularly given to many members of the Chrysomela genus of coleopterous insects, marked by their metallic splendour of colour; Golden bull (L. bulla aurea), an edict issued by the Emperor Charles IV. in 1356, mainly for the purpose of settling the law of imperial elections; Golden fleece, in Greek mythology, the fleece of the ram Chrysomallus, the recovery of which was the object of the famous expedition of the Argonautsāit gave its name to a celebrated order of knighthood in Austria and Spain, founded in 1429; Golden horde, the Kipchaks, a Turkic people, whose empire was founded in central and southern Russia by Batu in the 13th century; Golden legend (L. aurea legenda), a celebrated medieval collection of lives of the greater saints, the work of Jacobus de Voragine (1230-98); Golden number for any year, the number of that year in the Metonic Cycle, and as this cycle embraces nineteen years, the golden numbers range from one to nineteen; Golden rose, a rose formed of wrought gold, and blessed by the Pope in person on the fourth Sunday in Lent, usually presented to some Catholic prince. [A.S. gold; Ice. gull, Ger. gold, Goth. gulth, Russ. zlato, Gr. chrysos.]
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary š”
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A metal, one of the elements; symbol Au. c .; atomic weight, 196.8; equivalent, 65.6; valency, 3; specific gravity 19.5. It is a conductor of electricity.Annealed. Hard drawn. Relative Resistance (Annealed Silver = 1), 1.369 1.393 Specific Resistance, 2.058 2.094 Resistance of a wire at 0Ā° C. (32Ā°F.) (a) 1 foot long, weighing 1 grain,57.85 58.84 ohms (b) 1 foot long, 1/1000 inch thick, 12.38 12.60" (c) 1 meter long, weighing 1 gram,.4035 .4104" (d) 1 meter long, 1 millimeter thick, .02620.02668 " Resistance of a 1 inch cube at 0Ā° C.(32Ā° F.).8102 .8247Approximate increase in resistance per 0Ā° C., (1.8Ā° F) at about 20Ā° C. (68Ā° F.), 0.365 per cent.Electro-chemical equivalent (Hydrogen = .0105), .6888Gold Bath. A solution of gold used for depositing the metal in the electroplating process.A great number of formulae have been devised, of which a few representative ones are given here. COLD BATHS.HOT BATHS. Water, 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 3,000 Potassium Cyanide,200 --200 10--50 Gold, 100 15100 101010 Potassium Ferrocyanide,--200 -- -- 150-- Potassium Carbonate, --150 -- --50-- Ammonium Chloride, -- 30 -- --20-- Aqua Ammoniae, -- --500 ------ Sodium Phosphate,-- -- --600---- Sodium Bisulphite, -- -- --100----(Roseleur.)In the baths the gold is added in the form of neutral chloride, Auric chloride (Au Cl6).
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary š
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A man may buy gold too dear. -
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Gold alone makes not prosperity. -
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As good as gold. -
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No lock will hold 'Gainst the power of gold.
Wikipedia 
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Gold is a soft, heavy, dark yellowish piece of shiny metal that has been used for many thousands of years by people all over the world, for jewelry, as money, and now in tooth fillings and electronic equipment such as computers. It was especially admired as jewelry in early times because of its great luster and beauty. In Exodus it was used as part of the clothes the priests wore. The color of this metal is also called "gold".
Chemical properties.
In chemistry, gold is chemical element 79, a transition metal in Group 11. It has an atomic weight of 199.96 a.m.u. Its symbol is Au, from the Latin word for gold, "aurum".
Gold is very soft, which means it can be hammered into thin sheets; and ductile, which means it can be pulled into wire. When it is used in money or in jewelry, it is often mixed with silver or some other metal to make it harder.
Most metals are gray in color. Gold's yellow color comes from the way that electrons behave in it.
There have been many discoveries of gold in Australia. The most important discovery of gold there was probably discovered by Sir Edward Hargraves. He started the first Australian gold rush. -
color
Gold or golden is a yellowish orange color, that is a bit like the color of the metal gold.
Meaning of gold.
Gold represents wealth because the metal gold is valuable.
Gold represents "accomplishment", as when an athlete wins a "Gold Medal" at the Olympics or when a musician makes a "Gold Record" (a record that sells at least 1,000,000 copies).
Part of speech
š¤- gold, noun, singular of golds.
- gold, adjective.
