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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : noun al-oi, uh-loi; verb uh-loi |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈæl ɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ; verb əˈlɔɪ |
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Définition of alloy
Origin :- early 14c. "relative freedom of a noble metal from alloy or other impurities," from Anglo-French alai, Old French aloi, from aloiier (see alloy (v.)). Meaning " base metal alloyed with a noble metal" is from c.1400. Modern spelling from late 17c.
- noun mixture, usually of two metals
- verb mix metals
- verb adulterate
- The only alloy was that he could not understand what Leibnitz wanted.
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- They were pleasures which had no alloy in her own humble lot, and why desert them?
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- An alloy is a special kind of solution not quite like an ordinary solution.
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- For easily fusing, make an alloy of equal parts of brass and zinc.
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- But with the alloy of perplexity her radiant visions faded, and she fell asleep.
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- I can find no other reference with regard to this alloy mentioned by Lindeck.
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- Of the two latter they formed an alloy, and made tools of the bronze.
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- In what way does the alloy make it better than the hardest steel?
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- Terne plate is sheet-iron coated with an alloy of lead and tin.
- Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway
- To the other technician the general said, "Get a chunk for verification of the alloy."
- Extract from : « A Fine Fix » by R. C. Noll
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