tin bronze
21Tin plate — Tin Tin, n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel. & Dan. tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.] 1. (Chem.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft silvery white crystalline metal, with… …
22Tin pyrites — Tin Tin, n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel. & Dan. tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.] 1. (Chem.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft silvery white crystalline metal, with… …
23Bronze — Bronze, n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG. br?n, G. braun. See {Brown}, a.] 1. An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for… …
24Bronze age — Bronze Bronze, n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG. br?n, G. braun. See {Brown}, a.] 1. An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used… …
25Bronze powder — Bronze Bronze, n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG. br?n, G. braun. See {Brown}, a.] 1. An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used… …
26Bronze sculpture — Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply a bronze . Common bronze alloys have the unusual and desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling the finest …
27Bronze (disambiguation) — Bronze is a metal alloy, composed of tin and various other metals. Bronze may also refer to * the color of this metal * a sculpture made of this metal * a third place finish in a competition, or the medal awarded for such a finish * a process by… …
28bronze — [bränz] n. [Fr < It bronzo & ML bronzium; assoc. with L Brundisium,BRINDISI, but prob. ult. < Pers birinǧ, copper] 1. a) an alloy consisting chiefly of copper and tin b) any of certain other alloys with a copper base 2. an article, esp. a… …
29bronze — ► NOUN 1) a yellowish brown alloy of copper and tin. 2) a yellowish brown colour. 3) a work of sculpture or other object made of bronze. ► VERB 1) give a bronze surface to. 2) make suntanned. DERIVATIVES …
30Bronze steel — A hard tough alloy of tin, copper, and iron, which can be used for guns. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
