platinoid

American  

[plat-n-oid] / ˈplæt nˌɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling platinum.

   the platinoid elements.

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noun

1. any of the metals, as palladium or iridium, with which platinum is commonly associated.

2. an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, to which small quantities of such elements as tungsten or aluminum have been added.

platinoid British  

/ ˈplætɪˌnɔɪd /

adjective

1. containing or resembling platinum

   a platinoid metal

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Etymology

Origin of platinoid

First recorded in 1860–65; platin(um) + -oid

Example Sentences

For cheap bells, therefore, there is a great temptation to use some other white metal, such as silver, german silver, platinoid, etc.

From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by Bottone, S. R.

Certain metallic elements also have the same power; thus platinoid has a resistivity 30% greater than German silver, though it differs from it merely in containing a trace of tungsten.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various

It was early used in German silver to the extent of 1 or 2 per cent. to make platinoid, an alloy possessing a high resistance which varies only slightly as the temperature changes.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

He explained that the wires in modern coils were of a compound called platinoid lately discovered by F. W. Martino.

From A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Joyce, James

The platinoid wire is insulated and the covering of silk that insulates it is wound on the ebonite bobbins just where my finger is.

From A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Joyce, James