paktong
paktong noun: an alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.
Noun
paktong (countable and uncountable, plural paktongs)
- An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.
- Chinese export metalwork consists almost entirely of three categories: silverware; pewterware; and paktong, an alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, which the Chinese also described as tutenague, and which was probably worked by white metalsmiths also making pewter.1980, James Thomas Herbert Baily, The Connoisseur: an Illustrated Magazine for Collectors, volume 205, page 108
- Many German-silver paktongs were soon flourishing under a variety of trade names, […]1928, The Metal industry, volume 31, page 227
- Synonyms:
- albata, argentan, cupronickel, electrum, German silver, maillechort, new silver, nickel brass, nickel silver, tutenag
paktong meaning in Arabic and Persian
paktong in Arabic
- alloy
- خَارَصِين ḵāraṣīn, تُوتِيَاء مَعْدِنِيّ tūtiyāʔ maʕdiniyy, رُوح تُوتِيَاء rūḥ tūtiyāʔ, تُوتِيَاء مَعْدِنِيَّة tūtiyāʔ maʕdiniyya
paktong in Persian
- alloy
- خارچینی xâr-čini
Synonyms of paktong
- albata
- argentan
- cupronickel
- electrum
- German silver
- maillechort
- new silver
- nickel brass
- nickel silver
- tutenag
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Forms of paktong
| plural | paktongs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | packtong |
| alternative form | pakfong |
| alternative form | packfong |
| alternative form | paitung |
| alternative form | petong |
Origin of paktong
Anglicisation of Cantonese 白銅／白铜 (baak6 tung4, “white copper”).
Words that rhyme with paktong
Questions about paktong
- What does paktong mean?
- Paktong means an alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.
- What is paktong in Arabic?
- Paktong in Arabic is خَارَصِين (ḵāraṣīn), تُوتِيَاء مَعْدِنِيّ (tūtiyāʔ maʕdiniyy), رُوح تُوتِيَاء (rūḥ tūtiyāʔ). See Paktong meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is paktong?
- Paktong is a noun.
- What is the plural of paktong?
- The plural of paktong is paktongs.
Words near paktong in the dictionary
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