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INVAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Invar mean?
• INVAR (noun)
The noun INVAR has 1 sense:
1. an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments
Familiarity information: INVAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("Invar" is a kind of...):
alloy; metal (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten)
Domain usage:
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
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