precious metals

Precious metals — Precious Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

precious metals — plural noun Gold, silver, platinum (also, rarely, mercury or others of high price) • • • Main Entry: ↑precious …   Useful english dictionary

Precious metals — Precious metals. См. Прецизионные металлы. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

Precious Metals — A classification of metals that are considered to be rare and/or have a high economic value. The higher relative values of these metals are driven by various factors including their rarity, uses in industrial processes and use as an investment… …   Investment dictionary

precious metals — taurieji metalai statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Au, Ag, Pt ir jos grupės metalai. atitikmenys: angl. noble metals; precious metals rus. благородные металлы; драгоценные металлы ryšiai: sinonimas – brangieji metalai …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

precious metals — taurieji metalai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Cheminiam poveikiui labai atsparūs metalai: auksas, platina, iridis, osmis, sidabras, paladis, rodis, rutenis. Auksas, sidabras ir platina nesioksiduoja ore; iridis, rutenis… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

precious metals — Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, which are used for their intrinsic value or for their value in production. These may be traded either in their physical state or by way of futures and options contracts, mining company stocks, bonds, mutual… …   Financial and business terms

precious metals — The metals silver, gold, and platinum. Compare base metals …   Big dictionary of business and management

precious metals — /ˌpreʃəs met(ə)lz/ plural noun very valuable metals, such as gold and platinum …   Dictionary of banking and finance

precious metals — Смотри драгоценные металлы …   Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии

precious metals — plural noun gold, silver, and platinum …   English new terms dictionary