Invar

American  

[in-vahr] / ɪnˈvɑr /

Trademark.

1. a brand of iron alloy containing 35.5 percent nickel and having a very low coefficient of expansion at atmospheric temperatures.

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Invar British  

/ ɪnˈvɑː /

noun

1. an alloy containing iron (63.8 per cent), nickel (36 per cent), and carbon (0.2 per cent). It has a very low coefficient of expansion and is used for the balance springs of watches, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Invar

C20: shortened from _invariable

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Example Sentences

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Invar

I hope the meal was with you this day, thirty-five bolls,—for it was at Invar last night.

From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. by Mrs. Thomson

"Uglik is a mighty warrior," said Invar doubtfully.

From B. C. 30,000 by S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) Meek

Anak bounded up the slope, Invar at his heels.

From B. C. 30,000 by S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) Meek

I sat on cushioned otter skin: My word was law from Ith to Emen, And shook at Invar Amargin The hearts of the world-troubling seamen.

From Poems by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats

"Then are Uglik's days numbered," replied Invar with delight.

From B. C. 30,000 by S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) Meek

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