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corten

corten noun: any type of weathering steel, a steel alloy which does not require painting and acquires a stable, rust-like appearance over time.

Noun

corten (uncountable)

  1. Any type of weathering steel, a steel alloy which does not require painting and acquires a stable, rust-like appearance over time
    • Rudi Jass has developed a distinctly complementary style with copper, corten steel bronze, glass and stone.2009 January 29, “Exhibitions”, in Herald Sun

Origin of corten

From the trademarked name COR-TEN.

Questions about corten

What does corten mean?
Corten means any type of weathering steel, a steel alloy which does not require painting and acquires a stable, rust-like appearance over time.
What part of speech is corten?
Corten is a noun.

Words near corten in the dictionary

  1. Corte Madera
  2. cortectomies
  3. cortectomy
  4. cortege
  5. corteges
  6. corten
  7. Corter
  8. Corters
  9. Cortes
  10. Cortese
  11. Corteses

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