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alloy
[ noun al-oi, uh-loi; verb uh-loi ]
noun
- a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition.
- a less costly metal mixed with a more valuable one.
- admixture, as of good with evil.
Synonyms: , ,
- anything added that serves to reduce quality or purity.
verb (used with object)
- to mix (metals or metal with nonmetal) so as to form an alloy.
- to reduce in value by an admixture of a less costly metal.
- to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate.
alloy
noun
- a metallic material, such as steel, brass, or bronze, consisting of a mixture of two or more metals or of metallic elements with nonmetallic elements. Alloys often have physical properties markedly different from those of the pure metals
- something that impairs the quality or reduces the value of the thing to which it is added
verb
- to add (one metal or element to another metal or element) to obtain a substance with a desired property
- to debase (a pure substance) by mixing with an inferior element
- to diminish or impair
alloy
- A metallic substance made by mixing and fusing two or more metals, or a metal and a nonmetal, to obtain desirable qualities such as hardness, lightness, and strength. Brass, bronze, and steel are all alloys.
alloy
- A material made of two or more metals, or of a metal and another material. For example, brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; steel is an alloy of iron and carbon . Alloys often have unexpected characteristics. In the examples given above, brass is stronger than either copper or zinc, and steel is stronger than either iron or carbon.
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of alloy1
Example Sentences
But it's content from topical comedy shows like 鈥淟ast Week Tonight with John Oliver,鈥 which alloys comedy to the type of long-form journalistic content 鈥60 Minutes鈥 pioneered, that circulates more widely on social media.
These include tungsten, which is difficult to source and a crucial material for the aerospace industry, tellurium, widely used for solar panels, and molybdenum, which is used to strengthen steel alloys.
The fires were so intense that wheel alloys on cars were melted to puddles of liquid metal.
鈥淭he fire was so hot, you can see the alloy wheels were completely melted,鈥 Mark said of a neighbor鈥檚 car.
Since then, it has been adorned with bronze alloys, ceiling lights and a midnight purple colour-wrap.
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