stainless steel cutlery
1stainless steel — n [U] a type of steel that does not ↑rust ▪ stainless steel cutlery …
2stainless steel — 1. noun An alloy of iron and chromium that resists corrosion. 2. adjective Made of stainless steel. stainless steel cutlery …
3stainless steel — noun (U) a type of steel that does not rust: stainless steel cutlery …
4stainless steel — 1917, a chromium steel alloy (usually 14% chromium) used for cutlery, etc., so called because it is highly resistant to rust or tarnish …
5Stainless steel — Iron alloy phases Ferrite (α iron, δ iron) Austenite (γ iron) Pearlite (88% ferrite, 12% cementite) …
6stainless steel — alloy steel containing 12 percent or more chromium, so as to be resistant to rust and attack from various chemicals. Also called stainless. [1915 20] * * * Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of… …
7Steel — For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). The steel cable of a colliery winding tower …
8steel — 1 /sti:l/ noun 1 (U) strong metal that can be shaped easily, consisting of iron and carbon: A bridge made of steel | stainless steel: stainless steel cutlery 2 (U) the industry that makes steel: Sheffield is a major steel town. 3 nerves of steel… …
9cutlery — /kut leuh ree/, n. 1. cutting instruments collectively, esp. knives for cutting food. 2. utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food. 3. the trade or business of a cutler. [1300 50; ME cutellerie < MF… …
10steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …
