Thesaurus: bell metal
A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells.
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- A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells.
- n. bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells
- A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells. Bell metal ore, a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron; the mineral stannite.
- A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three partsof copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells. Bell metal ore, asulphide of tin, copper, and iron; the mineral stannite.
- A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells.