pot metal
pot metal noun: the metal from which iron pots are made, different from common pig iron.
Noun
pot metal (countable and uncountable, plural pot metals)
- The metal from which iron pots are made, different from common pig iron.
- An alloy of copper with lead used for making large vessels for various purposes in the arts.
- Copper, with about a fourth of its weight of lead, forms pot-metal, used by the ancients for their coins.1819, William Nicholson, American Edition of the British Encyclopedia
- A kind of stained glass, the colours of which are incorporated with the melted glass in the pot
- Synonym of monkey metal.
- Synonyms:
- monkey metal
pot metal meaning in Tamil
pot metal in Tamil
- செம்பீயக் கலப்பு
Synonyms of pot metal
Forms of pot metal
| plural | pot metals |
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Questions about pot metal
- What does pot metal mean?
- Pot metal means the metal from which iron pots are made, different from common pig iron.
- What is pot metal in Tamil?
- Pot metal in Tamil is செம்பீயக் கலப்பு. See Pot metal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pot metal?
- Pot metal is a noun.
- What is the plural of pot metal?
- The plural of pot metal is pot metals.
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