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nickel
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[ˈnɪkl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 28
- a five-cent coin; five cents
(e.g: a button the size of a nickel)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 18th century: shortening of German Kupfernickel, the copper-coloured ore from which nickel was first obtained, from Kupfer ‘copper’ + Nickel ‘demon’ (with reference to the ore's failure to yield copper)
[ˈnɪkl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- coat with nickel
(e.g: it's far easier to copper an article than to nickel it)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 18th century: shortening of German Kupfernickel, the copper-coloured ore from which nickel was first obtained, from Kupfer ‘copper’ + Nickel ‘demon’ (with reference to the ore's failure to yield copper)
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