alloy

Metallerin veya metalin başka bir elementle karışımı

A mixture of two or more metals, or a metal combined with another element, to create a material with enhanced properties.

• Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon.
• Bronze is an alloy made primarily from copper and tin.
• The jewelry was made from a gold alloy.
• Aircraft manufacturers increasingly rely on titanium alloy components because they combine exceptional strength with relatively low weight.
• The development of a new copper-nickel alloy enabled engineers to produce coins that would resist corrosion in humid coastal environments.
• Metallurgists are experimenting with a novel alloy that maintains its structural integrity at temperatures exceeding fifteen hundred degrees Celsius.

Eş anlamlılar: mixture, compound, blend, amalgam, composite

Zıt anlamlılar: pure metal

Metalleri karıştırmak; düşük kaliteli elementler ekleyerek kaliteyi düşürmek

To mix metals together; to reduce the purity or value of something by adding inferior elements.

• They alloyed copper with zinc to make brass.
• His happiness was alloyed with anxiety about the future.
• The metal was alloyed to improve its strength.

Eş anlamlılar: blend, mix, combine, fuse, merge

Zıt anlamlılar: purify, refine, separate