单词 | bath-metal |
释义 | > as lemmasBath-metal Bath-metal n. an alloy, consisting of 3 or 4 oz. of zinc to one pound of copper (Ure). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys of copper and zinc yellow metala1535 white brass1538 tombac1606 Prince's metal1682 Bath-metal1714 pinchbeck1734 Prince Rupert's metal1789 platina1790 oroide1869 Zamak1926 1714 Boston News-let. 7 June 2/2 A blew Coat..with wrought Bath metal Buttons. 1738 J. Wesley Let. 1 Dec. (1931) I. 276 Could not you purchase for me half a dozen Bath-metal tea-spoons? 1752 Philos. Trans. 1749–50 (Royal Soc.) 46 586 Platina..like Bath-metal, or cast Iron, brittle. 1958 A. D. Merriman Dict. Metall. 16/1 Bath metal, a silvery-white copper-zinc alloy which at one time was favoured for cheap table-ware. Approximate composition: Zn 45%, Cu 55%. < as lemmas |
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