platinoid
Americanadjective
noun
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any of the metals, as palladium or iridium, with which platinum is commonly associated.
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an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, to which small quantities of such elements as tungsten or aluminum have been added.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of platinoid
First recorded in 1860–65; platin(um) + -oid
Example Sentences
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The addition of a trace of tungsten to German silver, as in platinoid, also largely increases the resistance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
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 S. R. Bottone
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 Matthew Luckiesh
The platinoid coil was insulated from the water by shellac varnish.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
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