Copper vs. Bronze

Coppernoun

(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.

Coppernoun

(countable) Something made of copper.

Coppernoun

The reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

Coppernoun

(countable) A copper coin.

Coppernoun

A large pot, often used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire. In Australasia at least, it could also be a fixed installation made of copper, with a fire underneath and its own chimney. Generally made redundant by the advent of the washing machine.

Coppernoun

A police officer.

Copperadjective

Made of copper.

Copperadjective

Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

Copperverb

To sheathe or coat with copper.

Coppernoun

A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.

Coppernoun

A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper.

Coppernoun

A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.

Coppernoun

the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers.

Copperverb

To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship.

Coppernoun

a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

Coppernoun

a copper penny

Coppernoun

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Coppernoun

a reddish brown the color of polished copper

Coppernoun

any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings

Copperverb

coat with a layer of copper

Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from Latin: cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity.

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.