NITINOL

Meaning of NITINOL in English

[ 'nɪtɪnɒl ]

■ noun an alloy of nickel and titanium.

Origin

1960s: from the chemical symbols Ni and Ti + the initial letters of Naval Ordnance Laboratory (in Maryland, US).

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NITINOL — noun Etymology: nickel + titanium + -nol (from Naval Ordnance Laboratory, where it was created) Date: 1968 a nonmagnetic alloy …
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NITINOL — ˈnīt ə nˌȯl, -ˌōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Ni + Ti + -nol (from N aval O rdnance Latin …
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NITINOL — /nit"n awl', -ol'/ , n. a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original …
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NITINOL — noun Etymology: ni ckel + ti tanium + -nol (from N aval O rdnance L aboratory, where it was created) …
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NITINOL — [ni.ti.nol] n [nickel + titanium + -nol (fr. Naval Ordnance Laboratory, where it was created)] (1968): a nonmagnetic alloy of …
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NITINOL — n. an alloy of nickel and titanium. [Ni + Ti + Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Maryland, US]
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NITINOL — n. an alloy of nickel and titanium. [ Ni + Ti + Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Maryland, US ]
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NITINOL — n. an alloy of nickel and titanium. Etymology: Ni + Ti + Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Maryland, US
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NITINOL — n. Pronunciation: ' n ī -t ə - ˌ no ̇ l, - ˌ n ō l Function: noun Etymology: …
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ALLOY — n. 25B6; noun MIXTURE, mix, amalgam, fusion, meld, blend, compound, combination, composite, union; technical admixture. See list. Alloys aluminium brass …
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