German silver

Betekenis (Engels)

Cupronickel, nickel silver; specifically the variety developed by 19th-century German metalworkers, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc.

Synoniemen

Nickelin

nickel-silver

neusilber

nickel brass

Maillechort

copper-nickel-zinc alloys

Vertalingen

plata de níquel

γερμανικά ακτίνα φωτός

tedesca argento

Etymologie (Engels)

From its appearance and its development by 19th-century German metalworkers in imitation of the Chinese alloy known as paktong.

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