alnico

al·ni·co

 (ăl′nĭ-kō′)

n.

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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[al(uminum) + ni(ckel) + co(balt).]

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Alnico

(ˈælnɪˌkəʊ)

n

(Elements & Compounds) trademark an alloy of aluminium, nickel, cobalt, iron, and copper, used to make permanent magnets

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al•ni•co

(ˈæl nɪˌkoʊ)

n.

a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.

[1935–40; al (uminum) + ni (ckel) + co (balt)]

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Alnico - trade name for an alloy used to make high-energy permanent magnets; contains aluminum and iron and nickel plus cobalt or copper or titanium alloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"

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