IPA Transcription of "heavy metal" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “heavy metal” is /ˈhɛvi ˈmɛtəl/.

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heavyˈhɛvi
metal

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  • heavy metalgenre of rock music characterized by slack-tuned instruments, and unconventional changes of tonality (key) and time signature (metre)
  • heavy metalloosely defined subset of elements that exhibit metallic properties
  • Heavy Metal1981 Canadian adult animated sci-fi-fantasy anthology film
  • Heavy MetalAmerican science fiction and fantasy comics magazine
  • Heavy metalWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Heavy MetalMexican professional wrestler
  • Heavy Metalfictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline
  • Heavy Metalepisode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
  • Heavy Metal1988 video game
  • Heavy Metal2004 studio album by Cor Veleno

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