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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alloy

Etymology

From the chemical symbols Al, Ni and Co.

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