bell metal

bell met·al

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bel met-l]
- /bɛl ˈmɛt l/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bel met-l]
- /bɛl ˈmɛt l/

Definitions of bell metal words

noun bell metal an alloy of copper and tin, with some zinc and lead, used in casting bells 3
noun bell metal an alloy of copper and tin used in bells 3
noun bell metal an alloy of about 80 percent copper and 20 percent tin, sometimes with small amounts of lead and zinc, having low damping qualities and used especially for bells. 1
noun bell metal A hard alloy of about three parts of copper to one of tin, used for making bells. 0

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Origin of bell metal

First appearance:

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1535-45

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Parts of speech for Bell metal

noun

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adverb

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determiner

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bell metal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bell metal usage trend in Literature

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