HyperDic: constantan

English > 1 sense of the word constantan:
NOUNsubstanceconstantan, Eurekaan alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient
English > constantan: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire.
SynonymEureka
Broadercopper-base alloyAny alloy whose principal component is copper
Spanishconstantan, constantán, constantano
Catalanconstantà, constantan

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