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Defenition of the word alloy

    • Defenition of the word alloy

      • Any of a large number of substances having metallic properties and consisting of two or more elements; with few exceptions, the components are usually metallic elements.
      • the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
      • a mixture of two or more metals or of metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
      • make an alloy of (metals)
      • lower in value by increasing the base-metal content; of metals
      • a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
      • make an alloy of
      • lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
      • a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

    Synonyms for the word alloy

      • admixture
      • debase
      • metal

    Meronymys for the word alloy

      • primary solid solution
      • solid solution

    Hyponyms for the word alloy

      • 18-karat gold
      • 22-karat gold
      • Alnico
      • amalgam
      • babbitt
      • Babbitt metal
      • bearing metal
      • Britannia metal
      • Carboloy
      • cheoplastic metal
      • copper-base alloy
      • dental amalgam
      • dental gold
      • Duralumin
      • electrum
      • fusible metal
      • German silver
      • heavy metal
      • Inconel
      • Invar
      • nickel alloy
      • nickel silver
      • nickel-base alloy
      • oreide
      • oroide
      • pewter
      • pinchbeck
      • pot metal
      • pyrophoric alloy
      • shot metal
      • solder
      • steel
      • Stellite
      • sterling silver
      • tambac
      • tombac
      • tombak
      • type metal
      • white gold
      • white metal
      • Wood's alloy
      • Wood's metal

    Hypernyms for the word alloy

      • blend
      • coalesce
      • combine
      • commingle
      • conflate
      • devalue
      • flux
      • fuse
      • immix
      • impureness
      • impurity
      • meld
      • merge
      • metal
      • metallic element
      • mix
      • mixture

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