ALL meanings of american copper
A·mer·i·can cop·per
A a - noun american copper a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C. 1
- noun american copper a metallic reddish brown. 1
- noun american copper a coin composed of copper, bronze, or the like, as the U.S. cent or the British penny. 1
- noun american copper any of several butterflies of the family Lycaenidae, as Lycaena hypophleas (American copper) having copper-colored wings spotted and edged with black. 1
- noun american copper a container made of copper. 1
- noun american copper a tool partly or wholly made of copper: a soldering copper. 1
- noun american copper British. a large kettle, now usually made of iron, used for cooking or to boil laundry. 1
- adjective american copper made of copper: copper kettles. 1
- adjective american copper reddish-brown; coppery: The copper sun sank into the sea. 1
- verb with object american copper to cover, coat, or sheathe with copper. 1
- verb with object american copper Informal. hedge (def 6). 1