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phosphor bronzes

phosphor bronzes is the plural of phosphor bronze.

Meaning of phosphor bronze

Noun

phosphor bronze (countable and uncountable, plural phosphor bronzes)

  1. Any alloy of copper with 3.5 to 10% tin and up to 1% phosphorus, notable for toughness, strength, low coefficient of friction, and fine grain.
    • The connecting rods are one-piece forgings of alloy steel with a copper/lead steel-backed bearing at the large end and a phosphor-bronze bush at the small end.1958 April, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265

Questions about phosphor bronzes

What is phosphor bronzes the plural of?
Phosphor bronzes is the plural of phosphor bronze.

Words near phosphor bronzes in the dictionary

  1. phosphopurification
  2. phosphopyruvate
  3. phosphopyruvates
  4. phosphor
  5. phosphor bronze
  6. phosphor bronzes
  7. phosphor-roesslerite
  8. phosphoramidase
  9. phosphoramidases
  10. phosphoramidate
  11. phosphoramidates

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