aes

American  

[eez] / iz /

noun

1. any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.

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Etymology

Origin of aes

< Latin: copper, bronze, money made from them, money in general; see ore

Example Sentences

The NSA decrypts 256bit aes encryption all the time, it takes a few days with massvely parallel clusters but, it can be done in a reasonable amount of time.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2016

And so these images of him would have their effect on the aes thetic of the happening in the '60s, as on avant-garde dance in the '70s.

From Time Magazine Archive

So far the words χαλκός and aes may be translated as bronze.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

Copper was in Latin aes Cyprium, or "brass of Cyprus."

From Stories That Words Tell Us by O'Neill, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman)

The Latin name for this metal was aes Brundusinum, or "brass of Brindisi."

From Stories That Words Tell Us by O'Neill, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman)