metalize

Questions about metalize

What does metalize mean?

metalize means "coat with metal".

How many syllables are in metalize?

metalize has 3 syllables and divides as me-ta-lize under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for metalize?

Close synonyms include metallize. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is metalize a common word?

metalize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.