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单词 muntz metal
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Muntz metaln.

Brit. /ˈmʌnts ˌmɛtl/, U.S. /ˈmən(t)s ˌmɛdl/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Muntz , metal n.
Etymology: < the name of George Frederick Muntz (1794–1857), English political reformer and metallurgist, who patented the alloy ( Brit. Patent 6325 (1832), 11,410 (1846)) + metal n.
Engineering.
A form of brass containing 55–64 per cent copper (often with 1 per cent or more lead), used for casting and working at high temperatures.Muntz metal was formerly widely used to sheathe ships' hulls.
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1842 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 69 The ‘Muntz’ metal..is now being extensively used.
1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xxv. 217 The yellow, or muntz metal, used for the sheathing of ships, contains sixty per cent. of copper.
1887 D. A. Low Introd. Machine Drawing xiv. 58 The piston..is attached to a Muntz metal piston rod.
1930 Engineering 17 Jan. 68/2 Details of the water cut-offs, consisting of a combination of Muntz metal plates, asphalte and iron sheeting.
1968 J. E. Gordon New Sci. Strong Materials vi. 142 The bottom [of the Cutty Sark] was sheathed with a brass alloy called Muntz metal.
1984 Adweek (U.S.) (Nexis) 16 Apr. All design aspects of this program are linked to architectural elements within the complex; materials used are rosewood, muntz-metal, marble and granite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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