tin bronze
51tin — A silvery gray, malleable metal, resistant to corrosion, much used in alloys. It is an essential ingredient in bronze and in pewter. Lead, when used for sculpture, is alloyed with it. It is also used in common solders. Painting on tin is often …
52bronze — /brɒnz / (say bronz) noun 1. Metallurgy a. a durable brown alloy, consisting essentially of copper and tin. b. any of various other copper base alloys, such as aluminium bronze, manganese bronze, silicon bronze, etc. The term implies a product… …
53bronze — bronze1 [ branz ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a hard brown metal used for making STATUES and objects for decoration. It is made by mixing COPPER and TIN. 2. ) uncount a red brown color 3. ) count a STATUE of a person or animal, made of bronze 4. ) count …
54bronze — 1 noun 1 (U) a hard metal that is made of a mixture of copper (1) and tin 1 (1) 2 (U) the dark red brown colour of bronze 3 (C) a work of art such as a statue (=model of a person), made of bronze 4 (C) a bronze medal 2 adjective 1 made of bronze …
55bronze — I UK [brɒnz] / US [brɑnz] noun Word forms bronze : singular bronze plural bronzes ** 1) [uncountable] a hard brown metal used for making statues and objects for decoration. It is made by mixing copper and tin. 2) [countable] a statue of a person… …
56bronze — 1. noun /bɹɒnz,bɹɑnz/ a) A natural or man made alloy of copper, usually of tin, but also with one or more other metals. b) A reddish brown colour, the colour of bronze. 2 …
57bronze — n., adj., & v. n. 1 any alloy of copper and tin. 2 its brownish colour. 3 a thing made of bronze, esp. as a work of art. adj. made of or coloured like bronze. v. 1 tr. give a bronzelike surface to. 2 tr. & intr. make or become brown; tan. Phrases …
58bronze — [18] Until the 18th century, copper alloys were lumped together under the general term brass. Bronze seems originally to have been introduced as a specialist term for ancient artefacts made from the metal, but the modern distinction tends to be… …
59bronze — noun 1》 a yellowish brown alloy of copper with up to one third 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 bronzy adjective Origin C17… …
60bronze — [18] Until the 18th century, copper alloys were lumped together under the general term brass. Bronze seems originally to have been introduced as a specialist term for ancient artefacts made from the metal, but the modern distinction tends to be… …
