Found 3 items, similar to alloy.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: alloy campuran, kadar
English → English (WordNet) Definition: alloy alloy n 1: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; “brass is an alloy of zinc and copper” [syn: metal] 2: the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something [syn: admixture] alloy v 1: lower in value by increasing the base-metal content [syn: debase] 2: make an alloy of
English → English (gcide) Definition: Alloy Alloy \Al*loy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alloyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Alloying.] [F. aloyer, OF. alier, allier, later allayer, fr. L. aligare. See Alloy, n., Ally, v. t., and cf. Allay.] 1. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper. [1913 Webster] 2. To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound. [1913 Webster] 3. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes. [1913 Webster] Alloy \Al*loy"\, v. t. To form a metallic compound. [1913 Webster] Gold and iron alloy with ease. --Ure. [1913 Webster] Alloy \Al*loy"\, n. [OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy, alier to ally. See Alloy, v. t.] 1. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness. [1913 Webster] 3. A baser metal mixed with a finer. [1913 Webster] Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any baser metal. Alloy is baser metal mixed with it. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 4. Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy. “Pure English without Latin alloy.” --F. Harrison. [1913 Webster]