单词 | tombac |
释义 | tombac[ tom-bak ] / ˈtɒm bæk / nounan alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder. Also tambac. Origin of tombacFirst recorded in 1595–1605; from Dutch tombak, from Portuguese tambaca, from Malay tembaga “copper,” from Indo-Aryan (compare Hindi tambiyā “copper or brass vessel,” Sanskrit tāmraka “copper” Words nearby tombactomato aspic, tomato fruitworm, tomato hornworm, tomb, Tomba, tombac, Tombalbaye, Tombaugh, tombé, Tombigbee, tombola Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tombac
British Dictionary definitions for tombactombac tambac (ˈtæmbæk)/ (ˈtɒmbæk) / nounany of various brittle alloys containing copper and zinc and sometimes tin and arsenic: used for making cheap jewellery, etc Word Origin for tombacC17: from French, from Dutch tombak, from Malay tambâga copper, apparently from Sanskrit tāmraka, from tāmra dark coppery red Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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