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cupronickel
/ ˌkjuːprəʊˈnɪkəl /
noun
- any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cupronickel1
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Example Sentences
The tracer bullet consisted of a cupronickel shell, the nose of which contained a leaden core to balance the bullet properly.
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On one side of the missile was a hole drilled through the cupronickel into one of the grooves of the serrated plug.
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Our armor-piercing bullet was made with a cupronickel jacket for the sake of the gun barrel.
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As soon as the cupronickel jacket strikes the armor plate it splits and the lead core flattens out and flies into fragments.
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