bell metal
A hard alloy of about four parts of copper to one of tin, used for making bellsA hard alloy of about four parts of copper to one of tin, used for making bells.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A hard alloy of about four parts of copper to one of tin, used for making bells.
bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells
Forms
plural: bell metals| Singular | bell metal |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbell-metal ore
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable