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nickel steel

nick·el steel
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nik-uh l steel]
    • /ˈnɪk əl stil/
    • /ˈnɪk.l̩ stiːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nik-uh l steel]
    • /ˈnɪk əl stil/

Definitions of nickel steel words

  • noun nickel steel steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added. 1
  • noun nickel steel steel containing between 0.5 and 6.0 per cent nickel to increase its strength 0
  • noun nickel steel a steel alloy made harder, stronger, and more resistant to corrosion than ordinary steel by the addition of up to five percent of nickel 0

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Origin of nickel steel

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Nickel steel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nickel steel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% 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.

nickel steel usage trend in Literature

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