Brass vs. Chrome

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Brassnoun

(uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.

Brassnoun

A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten

Brassnoun

Fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass

Brassnoun

A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound.

Brassnoun

Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.

Brassnoun

(uncountable) The colour of brass.

Brassnoun

High-ranking officers.

Brassnoun

A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.

Brassnoun

Money.

Brassnoun

Inferior composition.

Brassnoun

Brass in pocket; money.

Brassnoun

A brass nail; a prostitute.

Brassadjective

Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.

Brassadjective

Of the colour of brass.

Brassadjective

(informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen.

Brassadjective

(slang) Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.

Brassadjective

Of inferior composition.

Brassadjective

(slang) Brass monkey; cold.

Brassverb

to coat with brass

Brassnoun

An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals.

Brassnoun

A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing.

Brassnoun

Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.

Brassnoun

Impudence; a brazen face.

Brassnoun

Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.

Brassnoun

A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc.

Brassnoun

Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.

Brassnoun

an alloy of copper and zinc

Brassnoun

a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

Brassnoun

the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;

Brassnoun

impudent aggressiveness;

Brassnoun

an ornament or utensil made of brass

Brassnoun

the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

Brassnoun

a memorial made of brass

Brass

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve varying mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties. It is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other within the same crystal structure.

Chromenoun

Chromium, when used to plate other metals.

Chromenoun

The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.

Chromenoun

handguns (collectively)

Chromeverb

(transitive) To plate with chrome.

Chromeverb

(transitive) To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.

Chromenoun

Same as Chromium.

Chromeverb

To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.

Chromenoun

another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments

Chromeverb

plate with chromium;

Chromeverb

treat with a chromium compound

Chromenoun

chromium plate as a decorative or protective finish on motor-vehicle fittings and other objects

Chromenoun

denoting compounds or alloys of chromium

Chromenoun

short for chrome yellow

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