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alpha-beta brass

al·pha-beta brass
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-fuh bey-tuh or, esp. British, bee- bras, brahs]
    • /ˈæl fə ˈbeɪ tə or, esp. British, ˈbi- bræs, brɑs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-fuh bey-tuh or, esp. British, bee- bras, brahs]
    • /ˈæl fə ˈbeɪ tə or, esp. British, ˈbi- bræs, brɑs/

Definitions of alpha-beta brass words

  • noun alpha-beta brass a type of brass that contains 35–45 per cent zinc 3
  • noun alpha-beta brass an alloy of from 55 to 61 percent copper with from 39 to 45 percent zinc. 1
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Origin of alpha-beta brass

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Alpha-beta brass

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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alpha-beta brass popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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