| 单词 | nickel |
| 释义 | nickel[ nik-uhl ] / ˈnɪk əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nickel ON THESAURUS.COM nounChemistry. a hard, silvery-white, ductile and malleable metallic element, allied to iron and cobalt, not readily oxidized: used chiefly in alloys, in electroplating, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis. Symbol: Ni; atomic weight: 58.71; atomic number: 28; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C. a cupronickel coin of the U.S., the 20th part of a dollar, equal to five cents. a nickel coin of Canada, the 20th part of a dollar, equal to five cents. verb (used with object), nick·eled, nick·el·ing or (especially British) nick·elled, nick·el·ling.to cover or coat with nickel; nickel-plate. adjectiveSlang. costing or worth five dollars: a nickel bag of heroin. VIDEO FOR NICKELWATCH NOW: What's The Funniest Word Your Kid Has Mixed Up?It's always funny (and endearing) when kids misspeak. Have your kids mixed up these words too? Origin of nickel1745–55; <Swedish, abstracted from kopparnickel<German Kupfernickel niccolite, literally, copper demon (so called because though looking like copper it yielded none); Nickel demon, special use of short form of Nikolaus proper name. Cf. Old Nick, pumpernickel Words nearby nickelNichrome, nicht, nicht wahr, Nicias, nick, nickel, nickel acetate, nickel-and-dime, Nickel Belt , nickel bloom, nickel-cadmium battery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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