单词 | type-metal |
释义 | > as lemmastype-metal type-metal n. an alloy of lead and antimony, sometimes with tin or bismuth, of which printing types are cast. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > other alloys of lead pot metal1601 type-metal1800 shot-metal1875 1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. I. 445 Antimony and lead form a most valuable mixture; it is that used for printing-types, and is called Type-Metal. 1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. at To stereotype To make type-metal plates to print from at the letter-press. 1850 D. T. Ansted Elem. Course Geol. §475 [Antimony] is used in the manufacture of type metal, of which it forms from one fourth to a twelfth part, the rest being lead, with a little tin, bismuth, and copper. 1882 J. Southward Pract. Printing (1884) 15 Type metal is of two kinds, ordinary and hard. < as lemmas |
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