definitions

cupronickel

[ kyoo-pruh-nik-uh l, koo- ]
/ ˈkyu prəˌnɪk əl, ˈku- /
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noun

any of various alloys of copper containing up to 40 percent nickel.

adjective

containing copper and nickel.

Nearby words

cupric hydroxide, cupric sulfate, cupriferous, cuprite, cupro-, cupronickel, cuprous, cuprous cyanide, cuprum, cupula, cupulate

Origin of cupronickel

First recorded in 1900–05; cupro- + nickel
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Examples from the Web for cupronickel

  • Our armor-piercing bullet was made with a cupronickel jacket for the sake of the gun barrel.

    America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

  • The tracer bullet consisted of a cupronickel shell, the nose of which contained a leaden core to balance the bullet properly.

    America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

  • On one side of the missile was a hole drilled through the cupronickel into one of the grooves of the serrated plug.

    America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

  • As soon as the cupronickel jacket strikes the armor plate it splits and the lead core flattens out and flies into fragments.

    America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for cupronickel

cupronickel

/ (ˌkjuːprəʊˈnɪkəl) /

noun

any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
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