English noun: alloy |
1. | alloy (substance) a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten |
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| Samples | Brass is an alloy of zinc and copper.
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| Synonyms | metal |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mixture |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | 18-karat gold, 22-karat gold, Alnico, amalgam, babbitt, Babbitt metal, bearing metal, Britannia metal, Carboloy, cheoplastic metal, copper-base alloy, dental amalgam, dental gold, Duralumin, electrum, fusible metal, German silver, heavy metal, Inconel, Invar, nickel alloy, nickel silver, nickel-base alloy, oreide, oroide, pewter, pinchbeck, pot metal, pyrophoric alloy, shot metal, solder, steel, Stellite, sterling silver, tambac, tombac, tombak, type metal, white gold, white metal, Wood's alloy, Wood's metal |
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| Substance holonym | primary solid solution, solid solution |
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2. | alloy (state) the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something |
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| Synonyms | admixture |
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| Broader (hypernym) | impureness, impurity |
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