HARD LEAD

IPA (US):

 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)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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)