NOUN | substance | type metal | an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type |
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Meaning | An alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type. | |
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Narrower | type slug, slug | A strip of type metal used for spacing |
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 |
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