Muntz metal
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Muntz metal
First recorded in 1860–65; named after its inventor, G. F. Muntz, 19th-century English metallurgist and manufacturer
Example Sentences
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It was a continuous pleasure to cross the wide, travertine plaza, with its reflecting pools, while looking up at and gulping in what seemed like a perfect arrangement of bronze mullions and Muntz metal spandrels.
From The New Yorker
Muntz metal is used where iron or steel would suffer greatly from corrosion when in contact with salt water.
From Project Gutenberg
The rod is in this case made of Muntz metal.
From Project Gutenberg
The forgeable metals used in engine work are wrought iron, steel, copper, and Muntz metal.
From Project Gutenberg
Wrought iron, steel, and Muntz metal can be welded.
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