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CHROME-NICKEL STEEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chrome-nickel steel mean?
• CHROME-NICKEL STEEL (noun)
The noun CHROME-NICKEL STEEL has 1 sense:
1. Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures
Familiarity information: CHROME-NICKEL STEEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
chrome-nickel steel; Elinvar
Hypernyms ("chrome-nickel steel" is a kind of...):
alloy steel (steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon)
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