cupronickel

[ kyoo-pruh-nik-uhl, koo- ]

/ ˈkyu prəˌnɪk əl, ˈku- /

noun

any of various alloys of copper containing up to 40 percent nickel.

adjective

containing copper and nickel.

Origin of cupronickel

First recorded in 1900–05; cupro- + nickel

Words nearby cupronickel

cupric, cupriferous, Cuprimine, cuprite, cupro-, cupronickel, cuprous, cuprous cyanide, cuprum, cup shake, cup tie

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Example sentences from the Web for cupronickel

Our armor-piercing bullet was made with a cupronickel jacket for the sake of the gun barrel.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
The tracer bullet consisted of a cupronickel shell, the nose of which contained a leaden core to balance the bullet properly.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
On one side of the missile was a hole drilled through the cupronickel into one of the grooves of the serrated plug.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
As soon as the cupronickel jacket strikes the armor plate it splits and the lead core flattens out and flies into fragments.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for cupronickel

cupronickel

/ (ˌkjuːprəʊˈnɪkəl) /

noun

any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc

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单词	cupronickel
释义	cupronickel [ kyoo-pruh-nik-uhl, koo- ] / ˈkyu prəˌnɪk əl, ˈku- / noun any of various alloys of copper containing up to 40 percent nickel. adjective containing copper and nickel. Origin of cupronickel First recorded in 1900–05; cupro- + nickel Words nearby cupronickel cupric, cupriferous, Cuprimine, cuprite, cupro-, cupronickel, cuprous, cuprous cyanide, cuprum, cup shake, cup tie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cupronickel Our armor-piercing bullet was made with a cupronickel jacket for the sake of the gun barrel. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell The tracer bullet consisted of a cupronickel shell, the nose of which contained a leaden core to balance the bullet properly. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell On one side of the missile was a hole drilled through the cupronickel into one of the grooves of the serrated plug. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell As soon as the cupronickel jacket strikes the armor plate it splits and the lead core flattens out and flies into fragments. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell British Dictionary definitions for cupronickel cupronickel / (ˌkjuːprəʊˈnɪkəl) / noun any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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