Found 4 items, similar to Tombak.
Indonesian → English (Kamus Landak)
Definition: tombak
lance
Indonesian → English (quick)
Definition: tombak
dissatisfied, javelin, pike, spear
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tombak
tombak
n : an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to
imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding [syn:
tombac,
tambac]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: tombak
Tombac
\Tom"bac\, n. [Pg. tambaca,tambaque, fr. Malay tamb[=a]ga
copper; cf. Skr. t[=a]mraka; cf. F. tombac.] (Metal.)
An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing
about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also
German brass or
Dutch brass. It is very malleable and ductile, and when
beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called
Dutch metal.
The addition of arsenic makes
white tombac. [Written also
tombak, and
tambac.]
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