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alloy

[al-oi, uh-loi, uh-loi]

noun

  1. a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition.

  2. a less costly metal mixed with a more valuable one.

  3. standard; quality; fineness.

  4. admixture, as of good with evil.

    Synonyms: , ,
  5. anything added that serves to reduce quality or purity.



verb (used with object)

  1. to mix (metals or metal with nonmetal) so as to form an alloy.

  2. to reduce in value by an admixture of a less costly metal.

  3. to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate.

alloy

noun

  1. a metallic material, such as steel, brass, or bronze, consisting of a mixture of two or more metals or of metallic elements with nonmetallic elements. Alloys often have physical properties markedly different from those of the pure metals

  2. something that impairs the quality or reduces the value of the thing to which it is added

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to add (one metal or element to another metal or element) to obtain a substance with a desired property

  2. to debase (a pure substance) by mixing with an inferior element

  3. to diminish or impair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

alloy

  1. A metallic substance made by mixing and fusing two or more metals, or a metal and a nonmetal, to obtain desirable qualities such as hardness, lightness, and strength. Brass, bronze, and steel are all alloys.

alloy

  1. A material made of two or more metals, or of a metal and another material. For example, brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. Alloys often have unexpected characteristics. In the examples given above, brass is stronger than either copper or zinc, and steel is stronger than either iron or carbon.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unalloyed adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of alloy1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French aloi, Old French alei, noun derivative of aleier “to combine,” from Latin “to bind up,” equivalent to al- “toward” ( al- ) + “to bind” ( ally, ligament ); replacing earlier allay, Middle English, from Anglo-French allai
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of alloy1

C16: from Old French aloi a mixture, from aloier to combine, from Latin , from to bind
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