cupronickel

Noun

Meaning

a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

German silver paktong

Hypernyms

copper-base alloy

Phrases with the word

cupronickel coin

Examples

In 1968, the 2 kronor switched to cupronickel and the 1 krona switched to cupronickel-clad copper (it was replaced entirely by cupronickel in 1982). Source: Internet

Other wind instruments may be constructed of brass or other metals, and indeed most modern student-model flutes and piccolos are made of some variety of brass, usually a cupronickel alloy similar to Nickel Silver /German Silver. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cuprolinic cuprolinic blue cupromakovickyite cupronickel coin cupropavonite cuprophore