Permalloy

[purm-al-oi, pur-muh-loi] /ˌpɜrmˈæl ɔɪ, ˈpɜr məˌlɔɪ/

Word Origin

Trademark.

a brand name for any of a class of alloys of high magnetic permeability, containing from 30 to 90 percent nickel.

Origin of Permalloy

1920-1925

First recorded in 1920-25; perm(anent) + alloy

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British Dictionary definitions for Permalloy

permalloy

/pɜːmˈælɔɪ/

noun

any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45–80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum

Word Origin

C20: from perm(eability) + alloy

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