constantan
[ kawn-stuhn-tan ]
/ ˈkɔn stənˌtæn /
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noun
an alloy containing approximately 55 percent copper and approximately 45 percent nickel, used for electrical resistance heating and thermocouples.
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British Dictionary definitions for constantan
constantan
/ (ˈkɒnstənˌtæn) /
noun
an alloy of copper (60 per cent) and nickel (40 per cent). It has a high resistivity that does not vary significantly with temperature and is used in resistors and, with copper, in thermocouples
Word Origin for constantan
C20: formed from constant
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