What is "copper" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does copper mean in English? Meaning of copper definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "copper" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "copper": a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

Noun

  • Meaning: a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
  • Synonyms: atomic number 29 copper cu
  • Hyponyms: blister copper
  • Hypernyms: conductor metal metallic element
  • Meaning of "copper": coat with a layer of copper

    Verb

  • Meaning: coat with a layer of copper
  • Synonyms: copper
  • Hypernyms: coat surface
  • Meaning of "copper": a copper penny

    Noun

  • Meaning: a copper penny
  • Synonyms: copper
  • Hypernyms: cent centime penny
  • Meaning of "copper": uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

    Noun

  • Meaning: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
  • Synonyms: bull cop copper fuzz pig
  • Hypernyms: officer police officer policeman
  • Meaning of "copper": a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper

    Noun

  • Meaning: a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
  • Synonyms: copper copper color
  • Hypernyms: burnt sienna mahogany reddish brown sepia venetian red
  • Meaning of "copper": any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings

    Noun

  • Meaning: any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
  • Synonyms: copper
  • Hyponyms: american copper lycaena hypophlaeas
  • Hypernyms: lycaenid lycaenid butterfly
  • Adjective: (uncountable) a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.(countable) Something made of copper.The reddish-brown colour/color of copper. copper colour:    (countable) A copper coin. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) My friends filled my pockets with coppers. 1909, Archibald Marshall, The Squire's Daughter, chapterII: "I don't want to spoil any comparison you are going to make," said Jim, "but I was at Winchester and New College." ¶ "That will do," said Mackenzie. "I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. […]."Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) My friends filled my pockets with coppers.1909, Archibald Marshall, The Squire's Daughter, chapterII: "I don't want to spoil any comparison you are going to make," said Jim, "but I was at Winchester and New College." ¶ "That will do," said Mackenzie. "I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. […]."(UK, archaic) A large pot, often used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire. In Australasia at least, it could also be a fixed installation made of copper, with a fire underneath and its own chimney. Generally made redundant by the advent of the washing machine. Mum would heat the water in a copper in the kitchen and transfer it to the tin bath. I explain that socks can’t be boiled up in the copper with the sheets and towels or they shrink. 1797, Dyeing, article in Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig (editors), Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volume 6, Part 1 p.207: When the water in the copper boils, the arsenic and tartar, well pounded, is put into it, and kept boiling till the liquor is reduced to about half.1797, Dyeing, article in Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig (editors), Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volume 6, Part 1 p.207: When the water in the copper boils, the arsenic and tartar, well pounded, is put into it, and kept boiling till the liquor is reduced to about half.
  • Synonyms:

    nut, rust, tawny, chestnut, hazel, henna, russet, titian, tan, rust, chestnut, burnished, russet, brownish, copper-colored, metallic brown, reddish-brown, reddish-tan, fawn, ginger, tan, toast, amber, brick, nut, buff, coffee, drab, dust, bronze, bay, ecru, beige, rust, auburn, tawny, terra-cotta, cinnamon, russet, puce, mahogany, sepia, cocoa, sorrel, umber, henna, bister, chestnut, khaki, hazel, chocolate, ochre, burnt sienna, snuff-colored, quarters, silver, chicken feed, pin money, pocket money, spending money, pennies, coins, nickels, dimes, piece, money, cash, currency, dough, jack, scratch, gold, chips, silver, change, bread, chicken feed, legal tender, small change, specie, doubloon, mintage, coinage, meter money, badge, bear, blue, cop, corps, detective, force, heat, law, law enforcement, patrol, bluecoat, bobby, constable, arm of the law, beat cop, black and white, constabulary, fed, flatfoot, gendarme, narc, rose, flaming, maroon, glowing, cardinal, crimson, pink, cherry, sanguine, carmine, brick, blooming, blush, rust, bloodshot, florid, flushed, healthy, inflamed, roseate, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, coral, wine, russet, puce, bittersweet, garnet, vermilion, infrared, scarlet, claret, magenta, fuchsia, burgundy, geranium, cerise, chestnut, salmon, dahlia, ruby, titian, rufescent, detective, force, police, law enforcement, man, corps, bluecoat, pig, blue, law, badge, patrolman, bear, heat, bull, cop, bobby, constable, fuzz, gumshoe, constabulary, fed, oink, officers, narc, flatfoot, gendarme, boy scout, county mounty, gold, metal, iron, lead, rock, silver, bronze, platinum, mineral, blende, tin, zinc, policewoman, constable, detective, cop, force, corps, bobby, badge, patrol, blue, bear, heat, officer, bluecoat, police, law, finest, law enforcement, patrolwoman, peace officer, police officer, fed, gendarme, flatfoot, narc, constabulary, arm of the law, beat cop, black and white, badge, bear, blue, bluecoat, bobby, constable, cop, corps, detective, finest, force, heat, law, law enforcement, officer, patrol, patrolman, peace officer, police, police officer, policewoman, arm of the law, beat cop, black and white, constabulary, fed, flatfoot, gendarme, narc, detective, police, patrolman, constable, officer, man, force, corps, bluecoat, pig, blue, badge, bear, heat, bull, law, cop, bobby, fuzz, gumshoe, finest, law enforcement, patrolwoman, peace officer, constabulary, fed, oink, officers, narc, flatfoot, gendarme, boy scout, county mounty, constable, patrolman, detective, force, corps, bluecoat, pig, blue, police, badge, bear, heat, bull, law, man, cop, bobby, fuzz, officer, gumshoe, finest, law enforcement, patrolwoman, peace officer, constabulary, fed, oink, officers, narc, flatfoot, gendarme, boy scout, county mounty, chicken feed, small potatoes, coinage, small beer, coppers, peanuts,

    Antonyms:

    dollar, bill, dollar, bill, criminal,

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