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- [noun al-oi, uh-loi; verb uh-loi]
- /noun ˈæl ɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ; verb əˈlɔɪ/
- /ˈæl.ɔɪ/
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- [noun al-oi, uh-loi; verb uh-loi]
- /noun ˈæl ɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ; verb əˈlɔɪ/
Definitions of alloy word
- variable noun alloy An alloy is a metal that is made by mixing two or more types of metal together. 4
- noun alloy a metallic material, such as steel, brass, or bronze, consisting of a mixture of two or more metals or of metallic elements with nonmetallic elements. Alloys often have physical properties markedly different from those of the pure metals 4
- noun alloy something that impairs the quality or reduces the value of the thing to which it is added 4
- verb alloy to debase (a pure substance) by mixing with an inferior element 4
- verb alloy to diminish or impair 4
- noun alloy the relative purity of gold or silver; fineness 3
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Origin of alloy
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Middle French aloi, Old French alei, noun derivative of aleier to combine < Latin alligāre to bind up, equivalent to al- al- + ligāre to bind (see ally, ligament); replacing earlier allay, Middle English < Anglo-French allai
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Parts of speech for Alloy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alloy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
alloy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alloy
noun alloy
- adulteration — an adulterating or being adulterated
- amalgamation — the action or process of amalgamating
- combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.
- composite — A composite object or item is made up of several different things, parts, or substances.
- adulterant — a substance or ingredient that adulterates
verb alloy
- amalgamate — When two or more things, especially organizations, amalgamate or are amalgamated, they become one large thing.
- mix — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
- fuse — Electricity. a protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Compare circuit breaker.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- intermix — Mix together.
Antonyms for alloy
noun alloy
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
verb alloy
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
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