Толковый словарь английского языка - nickel
Nickel
nickel
also nickle noun Etymology: probably from Swedish ~, from German Kupfer~ niccolite (mineral containing ~ arsenide) probably from Kupfer copper + Nickel goblin; from the deceptive copper color of niccolite Date: 1755 a silver-white hard malleable ductile metallic element capable of a high polish and resistant to corrosion that is used chiefly in alloys and as a catalyst, 2. a. the United States 5-cent piece regularly containing 25 percent ~ and 75 percent copper, the Canadian 5-cent piece, five cents, a packet containing five dollars worth of an illicit drug (as marijuana), a pass defense in football that employs five defensive backs
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n. & v. --n. 1 Chem. a malleable ductile silver-white metallic transition element, occurring naturally in various minerals and used in special steels, in magnetic alloys, and as a catalyst. Usage Symb.: Ni. 2 colloq. a US five-cent coin. --v.tr. (nickelled, nickelling; US nickeled, nickeling) coat with nickel. Phrases and idioms nickel brass an alloy of copper, zinc, and a small amount of nickel. nickel-plated coated with nickel by plating. nickel silver = German silver. nickel steel a type of stainless steel with chromium and nickel. Derivatives nickelic adj. nickelous adj. Etymology: abbr. of G Kupfernickel copper-coloured ore, from which nickel was first obtained, f. Kupfer copper + Nickel demon, with ref. to the ore's failure to yield copper ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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