Bronze vs. Brass

Bronzenoun

(uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.

Bronzenoun

A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.

Bronzenoun

(countable) A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.

Bronzenoun

A bronze medal.

Bronzenoun

Boldness; impudence; brass.

Bronzeadjective

Made of bronze metal.

Bronzeadjective

Having a reddish-brown colour.

Bronzeadjective

(of the skin) Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun.

Bronzeverb

(transitive) To plate with bronze.

Bronzeverb

(transitive) To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan.

Bronzeverb

To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

Bronzeverb

(transitive) To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.

Bronzenoun

An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal.

Bronzenoun

A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze.

Bronzenoun

A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a pigment or powder for imitating bronze.

Bronzenoun

Boldness; impudence; "brass."

Bronzeverb

To give an appearance of bronze to, by a coating of bronze powder, or by other means; to make of the color of bronze; as, to bronze plaster casts; to bronze coins or medals.

Bronzeverb

To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.

Bronzenoun

an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

Bronzenoun

a sculpture made of bronze

Bronzeverb

give the color and appearance of bronze to something;

Bronzeverb

get a tan, from wind or sun

Bronzeadjective

of the color of bronze

Bronzeadjective

made from or consisting of bronze

Bronzenoun

a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin

Bronzenoun

a sculpture or other object made of bronze

Bronzenoun

short for bronze medal

Bronzenoun

a yellowish-brown colour

Bronzeverb

make (a person or part of the body) suntanned

Bronzeverb

give (something) a surface of bronze or something resembling bronze

Bronze

Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon. These additions produce a range of alloys that may be harder than copper alone, or have other useful properties, such as strength, ductility, or machinability.

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.