| NOUN | substance | copper-base alloy | any alloy whose principal component is copper |
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| Meaning | Any alloy whose principal component is copper. | |
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| Narrower | aluminum bronze, aluminium bronze | An alloy of copper and aluminum with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion |
| brass | An alloy of copper and zinc | |
| bronze | An alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements | |
| constantan, Eureka | An alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient | |
| cupronickel | A 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel | |
| Broader | alloy, metal | A mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten |
| Spanish | aleación de cobre | |
| Catalan | aliatge de coure | |
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