Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several hard, strong alloys of iron, aluminum, nickel, cobalt and sometimes copper, niobium, or tantalum, used to make strong permanent magnets.
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- noun An
alloy ofaluminium ,nickel andcobalt (named for their chemical symbols Al, Ni and Co respectively), sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts ofiron ,copper ,titanium and used primarily in the manufacture ofmagnets .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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My speaks are homemade. the drivers are 12 coaxials made by PHY a french company paper cones, alnico magnets and silver voice coils.
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Like Teasel's or Nettle's, and there were things in it, little bits of alnico, that let me really smile or frown when I moved them with the coils behind my faceplate.
Calde of the Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1994
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Like Teasel's or Nettle's, and there were things in it, little bits of alnico, that let me really smile or frown when I moved them with the coils behind my faceplate.
Calde of the Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1994
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The top of the stove was alnico strips, arranged rather like the top of a magnetic chuck.
Space Platform Leinster, Murray, 1896- 1953
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The top of the stove was alnico-magnet strips, arranged rather like the top of a magnetic chuck.
Space Platform Murray Leinster 1935
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There's a perfect balance between brightness and warmth. the special alnico magnet gives it a very nice woody tone.
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There's a perfect balance between brightness and warmth. the special alnico magnet gives it a very nice woody tone.
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There's a perfect balance between brightness and warmth. the special alnico magnet gives it a very nice woody tone.
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V7 and 8 are good, but I found that the V1 and V2 (alnico magnets) are better than them all.
TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician 2010
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V7 and 8 are good, but I found that the V1 and V2 (alnico magnets) are better than them all.
TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician 2010
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