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NICKEL-BASE ALLOY

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Meaning:

An alloy whose main constituent is nickel

Synonyms:

nickel-base alloy; nickel alloy

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("nickel-base alloy" is a kind of...):

alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nickel-base alloy"):

Monel metal; Monell metal (an alloy of nickel and copper and other metals (such as iron and/or manganese and/or aluminum))

Nichrome (an alloy of nickel and chromium with high electrical resistance and an ability to withstand high temperatures; used for resistance heating elements)

Permalloy (an 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized)

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