CONSTANTAN


Meaning of CONSTANTAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkän(t)-stən-ˌtan ]

noun

Etymology: from the fact that its resistance remains constant under change of temperature

Date: 1903

: an alloy of copper and nickel used especially for electrical resistors and in thermocouples

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