electrumn.

Brit.

/ᵻˈlɛktrəm/, U.S.

/əˈlɛktrəm/,

/iˈlɛktrəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ēlectrum.

Etymology: < classical Latin ēlectrum amber, also an alloy of gold and silver < ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον amber, also an alloy of gold and silver < ἠλέκτωρ bright, beaming, of unknown origin. Compare electre n. and foreign-language parallels at that entry.

a. Amber. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > amber > [noun]

amber1365

electruma1398

lambera1400

karabe1545

electre1595

succin1596

ounce stone1601

succinum1608

bead-amber1611

sunstone1848

succinite1854

electron1882

burmite1893

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > resins > amber

amber1365

electruma1398

succin1596

succinum1608

succinite1854

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > mineral and fossil resins > [noun] > amber

amber1365

electruma1398

karabe1545

bead-amber1611

ambered1874

simetite1892

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. cxxi. 1017 Of þe pynapil tree comeþ droppynge and wose þat is made harde..and tourneþ into a precious stoon that hatte electrum.

a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. B.j The bemes with the glemes were faire & refulgent, More clearer than Carbuncle, Electrum or Christall.

1600 T. Nash Summers Last Will & Test. l. 511 Dead Phaetons three sisters funerall teares That by the gods were to Electrum turnd.

1602 J. Beaumont Metamorph. Tabacco sig. B4^v Eridanus his pearl'd Electrum gaue.

1700 G. Booth tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. Libr. v. ii. 186 This Electrum or Amber, which for Beauty and Brightness, excels all others of its Kind.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 58 These fishes..are unable to attract, or to repel the lightest substances, which even the electrum can affect.

1800 T. Maurice Indian Antiq. VII. 706 The genuine electrum; that amber which has ever been in such high request in the cabinets and museums of Asia.

1891 A. P. Morton tr. G. C. Maspéro Life Anc. Egypt & Assyria ii. 26 Here a young woman has just given a slab of electrum to the goldsmith.

1893 J. B. L. Warren Poems Dramatic & Lyrical 41 Tiny flies, as gauzy thin As e'er were shut electrum in.

1913 A. M. Harmon tr. Lucian Wks. I. 273 That the treaty be inscribed on a slab of electrum and set up in mid-air, on the common confines.

†b. figurative of tears. Obsolete.With reference to the classical myth of Phaethon, whose sisters (the Heliades), upon his death, were turned into trees, and their tears of grief into amber; cf. quot. 1600 at sense 1a.

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1591 T. Lodge Famous Life Duke of Normandy 25 Like the babe of Climene inclosed, In piteous barck Electrum haue I stilled.

1591 R. Greene Maidens Dreame v. 4 It was her masters death That drew electrum from her weeping eyes.

2. Mineralogy. A naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver containing trace amounts of copper and other elements; (also) a pale yellow artificial alloy of gold and silver, formerly much used for jewellery and coinage. Cf. electre n. 2.The silver content of electrum can vary widely, but is typically between 20 and 50 per cent.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals > alloy of gold and silver

electrec1384

electruma1398

pewtera1425

amber1572

green gold1697

electron1856

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvi. xxxvii. 845 Electrum is a metal..it schyneþ more clere þan gold or siluer.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. iv. f. 19^v Electrum is a metall naturally mixt of one portion of golde & an other of siluer.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §798 The Ancient Electrum had in it a fifth of Silver to the Gold.

a1672 Earl of Sandwich tr. A. A. Barba Art of Metals (1674) i. 90 Electrum..which is a natural mixture of Gold and Silver.

1754 W. Borlase Observ. Antiq. Cornwall 247 The greatest curiosity of this Coin.., is, that it is neither gold, nor wholly electrum, or any imitation of gold, but seems to be copper plated over with a mix'd metal in imitation of gold.

1868 J. D. Dana Min. (1880) 5 A mass of electrum..consisting of large crystals, containing 25 p.c. of silver.

1876 H. N. Humphreys Coin Coll. Man. xvi. 186 The coins of Lydia were frequently of electrum.

1925 Times 19 Nov. 15/1 Against the centre column was discovered a foundation deposit consisting of a pot filled with ingots, rings, and earrings of electrum.

2006 Nucl. Instruments & Methods Physics Res. B. 249 556/2 One of the challenges for the risk assessment is how much mercury is incorporated in electrum.

3. Metallurgy. An alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel. Cf. German silver n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > copper, zinc, and nickel or imitation silver

occamy1596

tutenag1622

paitung1736

paktong1776

German silver1828

electrum1829

albata1833

argentan1847

maillechort1851

nickel silver1860

nickeline1882

melchior1892

1829 Gill's Technol. Repository 5 90 (heading) On the preparation of German silver, packfond, argenton, or electrum: a new metallic alloy.

1875 A. Ure Dict. Arts ii. 252 A base metal in modern use has received the name of electrum. It is an alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, with sometimes nickel.

1912 Jrnl. Inst. Metals 7 193 Such an alloy as that..known as ‘electrum’, containing 51.61 per cent. copper, 22.58 per cent. zinc, and 25.81 per cent. nickel.

1963 F. D. Jones & P. B. Schubert Engin. Encycl. (ed. 3) 576 German silver is known under probably a greater number of names than any other alloy. In addition to the name ‘nickel-silver’, it is also known as..‘electrum’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	electrum
释义	electrumn. Brit. /ᵻˈlɛktrəm/, U.S. /əˈlɛktrəm/, /iˈlɛktrəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ēlectrum. Etymology: < classical Latin ēlectrum amber, also an alloy of gold and silver < ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον amber, also an alloy of gold and silver < ἠλέκτωρ bright, beaming, of unknown origin. Compare electre n. and foreign-language parallels at that entry. 1. a. Amber. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > amber > [noun] amber1365 electruma1398 lambera1400 karabe1545 electre1595 succin1596 ounce stone1601 succinum1608 bead-amber1611 sunstone1848 succinite1854 electron1882 burmite1893 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > resins > amber amber1365 electruma1398 succin1596 succinum1608 succinite1854 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > mineral and fossil resins > [noun] > amber amber1365 electruma1398 karabe1545 bead-amber1611 ambered1874 simetite1892 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. cxxi. 1017 Of þe pynapil tree comeþ droppynge and wose þat is made harde..and tourneþ into a precious stoon that hatte electrum. a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. B.j The bemes with the glemes were faire & refulgent, More clearer than Carbuncle, Electrum or Christall. 1600 T. Nash Summers Last Will & Test. l. 511 Dead Phaetons three sisters funerall teares That by the gods were to Electrum turnd. 1602 J. Beaumont Metamorph. Tabacco sig. B4^v Eridanus his pearl'd Electrum gaue. 1700 G. Booth tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. Libr. v. ii. 186 This Electrum or Amber, which for Beauty and Brightness, excels all others of its Kind. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 58 These fishes..are unable to attract, or to repel the lightest substances, which even the electrum can affect. 1800 T. Maurice Indian Antiq. VII. 706 The genuine electrum; that amber which has ever been in such high request in the cabinets and museums of Asia. 1891 A. P. Morton tr. G. C. Maspéro Life Anc. Egypt & Assyria ii. 26 Here a young woman has just given a slab of electrum to the goldsmith. 1893 J. B. L. Warren Poems Dramatic & Lyrical 41 Tiny flies, as gauzy thin As e'er were shut electrum in. 1913 A. M. Harmon tr. Lucian Wks. I. 273 That the treaty be inscribed on a slab of electrum and set up in mid-air, on the common confines. †b. figurative of tears. Obsolete.With reference to the classical myth of Phaethon, whose sisters (the Heliades), upon his death, were turned into trees, and their tears of grief into amber; cf. quot. 1600 at sense 1a. ΚΠ 1591 T. Lodge Famous Life Duke of Normandy 25 Like the babe of Climene inclosed, In piteous barck Electrum haue I stilled. 1591 R. Greene Maidens Dreame v. 4 It was her masters death That drew electrum from her weeping eyes. 2. Mineralogy. A naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver containing trace amounts of copper and other elements; (also) a pale yellow artificial alloy of gold and silver, formerly much used for jewellery and coinage. Cf. electre n. 2.The silver content of electrum can vary widely, but is typically between 20 and 50 per cent. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > alloy of precious metals > alloy of gold and silver electrec1384 electruma1398 pewtera1425 amber1572 green gold1697 electron1856 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvi. xxxvii. 845 Electrum is a metal..it schyneþ more clere þan gold or siluer. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. iv. f. 19^v Electrum is a metall naturally mixt of one portion of golde & an other of siluer. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §798 The Ancient Electrum had in it a fifth of Silver to the Gold. a1672 Earl of Sandwich tr. A. A. Barba Art of Metals (1674) i. 90 Electrum..which is a natural mixture of Gold and Silver. 1754 W. Borlase Observ. Antiq. Cornwall 247 The greatest curiosity of this Coin.., is, that it is neither gold, nor wholly electrum, or any imitation of gold, but seems to be copper plated over with a mix'd metal in imitation of gold. 1868 J. D. Dana Min. (1880) 5 A mass of electrum..consisting of large crystals, containing 25 p.c. of silver. 1876 H. N. Humphreys Coin Coll. Man. xvi. 186 The coins of Lydia were frequently of electrum. 1925 Times 19 Nov. 15/1 Against the centre column was discovered a foundation deposit consisting of a pot filled with ingots, rings, and earrings of electrum. 2006 Nucl. Instruments & Methods Physics Res. B. 249 556/2 One of the challenges for the risk assessment is how much mercury is incorporated in electrum. 3. Metallurgy. An alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel. Cf. German silver n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > copper, zinc, and nickel or imitation silver occamy1596 tutenag1622 paitung1736 paktong1776 German silver1828 electrum1829 albata1833 argentan1847 maillechort1851 nickel silver1860 nickeline1882 melchior1892 1829 Gill's Technol. Repository 5 90 (heading) On the preparation of German silver, packfond, argenton, or electrum: a new metallic alloy. 1875 A. Ure Dict. Arts ii. 252 A base metal in modern use has received the name of electrum. It is an alloy of copper, zinc, and tin, with sometimes nickel. 1912 Jrnl. Inst. Metals 7 193 Such an alloy as that..known as ‘electrum’, containing 51.61 per cent. copper, 22.58 per cent. zinc, and 25.81 per cent. nickel. 1963 F. D. Jones & P. B. Schubert Engin. Encycl. (ed. 3) 576 German silver is known under probably a greater number of names than any other alloy. In addition to the name ‘nickel-silver’, it is also known as..‘electrum’. 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