Constantan
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range. countable, uncountable
- 2 an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire wordnet
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