English Online Dictionary. What means alloy? What does alloy mean?
English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman alai, from Old French aloi, from aloiier, from Latin alligō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ.lɔɪ/, /əˈlɔɪ/
- Rhymes: -ælɔɪ, -ɔɪ
Noun
alloy (countable and uncountable, plural alloys)
- A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
- (archaic) A metal of lesser value, mixed with a metal of greater value.
- An admixture; something added which stains, taints etc.
- (figurative) Fusion, marriage, combination.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Old French aloiier (“assemble, join”), from Latin alligare (“bind to, tie to”), compound of ad (“to”) + ligare (“to bind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈlɔɪ/, /ˈæ.lɔɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪ
Verb
alloy (third-person singular simple present alloys, present participle alloying, simple past and past participle alloyed)
- To mix or combine; often used of metals.
- To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance.
- (figurative) To impair or debase by mixture.
Translations
See also
- alloy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Alloys in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- “alloy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
- Yolla, ollay, loyal, yallo, Loyal