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NICKEL-BASE ALLOY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alloy whose main constituent is nickel
Synonyms:
nickel-base alloy; nickel alloy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nickel-base alloy" is a kind of...):
alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nickel-base alloy"):
Monel metal; Monell metal (an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as iron and/or manganese and/or aluminum))
Nichrome (an alloy of nickel and chromium with high electrical resistance and an ability to withstand high temperatures; used for resistance heating elements)
Permalloy (an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized)
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