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  • Chromel
    Chromel
    a brand name for a group of nickel-chromium alloys, some with an iron content, having high electrical resistance: used in heating devices and thermocouples.
  • chromel
    chromel
    noun
    a nickel-based alloy containing about 10 per cent chromium, used in heating elements

Chromel

American  
[kroh-muhl] / ˈkroʊ məl /
Trademark.

  1. a brand name for a group of nickel-chromium alloys, some with an iron content, having high electrical resistance: used in heating devices and thermocouples.

chromel British  
/ ˈkrəʊmɛl /

noun

  1. a nickel-based alloy containing about 10 per cent chromium, used in heating elements

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Etymology

Origin of chromel

C20: from chro ( mium ) + me ( ta ) l

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