🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

aleación de cobre

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-leh-ah-syon de koh-breh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Copper-Alloy/ˈkɒp.ər ˈæl.ɔɪ/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El bronce es una aleación de cobre que se utiliza en la fabricación de estatuas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A metal made by combining copper with one or more other metals to enhance its properties.

    "Bronze is a well-known copper-alloy that has been used for thousands of years."
  2. 2

    Any mixture of copper with other elements, typically to improve strength or resistance to corrosion.

    "The artist chose a copper-alloy for the sculpture due to its durability and aesthetic appeal."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'copper-alloy' is derived from the combination of 'copper', which comes from the Latin 'cuprum', and 'alloy', originating from the Old French 'alei', meaning to mix metals. The term has evolved to describe a category of materials that are primarily composed of copper and other metals, used since ancient times for tools and decorative items.

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