- German silver
- noun Date: 1830 a silver-white alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel
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German silver
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German silver — Silver Sil ver (s[i^]l v[ e]r), n. [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. s[ o]lv,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
German silver — German Ger man, a. [L. Germanus. See {German}, n.] Of or pertaining to Germany. [1913 Webster] {German Baptists}. See {Dunker}. {German bit}, a wood boring tool, having a long elliptical pod and a scew point. {German carp} (Zo[ o]l.), the crucian … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
German silver — n. NICKEL SILVER … English World dictionary
German silver — (engl., spr. dschörmen ßilwer), soviel wie Neusilber … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
German silver — German silver, s.v.w. Neusilber (s.d.) … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
German silver — (engl., spr. dschörmĕn), Neusilber … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
German silver — UK US noun [U] NATURAL RESOURCES ► CUPRONICKEL(Cf. ↑cupronickel) … Financial and business terms
German silver — melchioras statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Cu lydinys, turintis 5–33% Ni, German silver 1% Fe, German silver 1% Mn. atitikmenys: angl. cupronickel; German silver; nickel silver rus. мельхиор … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
german silver — Nickel Nick el, n. [G., fr. Sw. nickel, abbrev. from Sw. kopparnickel copper nickel, a name given in derision, as it was thought to be a base ore of copper. The origin of the second part of the word is uncertain. Cf. {Kupfer nickel}, {Copper… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
German silver — noun a silver white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel • Syn: ↑nickel silver • Hypernyms: ↑alloy, ↑metal … Useful english dictionary
