单词 | nickel-brass |
释义 | > as lemmasnickel-brass nickel-brass n. and adj. (a) n. brass containing a small amount of nickel; (b) adj. made from or containing nickel-brass. ΚΠ 1935 Sci. Monthly Aug. 124/2 A process for the deposition of nickel brasses. 1946 V. N. Wood Metall. Materials x. 264 The name usually applied to the alloys is ‘nickel-silver’ although ‘nickel-brass’ is a more correct term. 1984 Coin Monthly Jan. 89/2 The twelve-sided nickel-brass three-penny piece, introduced in 1937. 1997 J. Williams Money ix. 243/2 The British £1 coin, introduced in 1983.., is made of nickel-brass of a distinctly golden hue. < as lemmas |
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