Definition of Constantan

1. Noun. An alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire.

Exact synonyms: Eureka
Generic synonyms: Copper-base Alloy

Definition of Constantan

1. Noun. An alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range ¹

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Definition of Constantan

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Constantan

constancy phenomenon
constant
constant-velocity
constant-width font
constant coupling
constant field equation
constant function
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constant infusion pump
constant of gravitation
constant of integration
constant of proportionality
constant quantity
constant region
constant speed drive
constantan (current term)
constantans
constantly
constantness
constants
constants of integration
constat
constatation
constate
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constatives
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Literary usage of Constantan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"Manufacture and Electrical Properties of constantan BY FE BASH,* CH. ... September, 1919) constantan is an alloy of copper and nickel that is extensively ..."

2. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1921)
"MANUFACTURE AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF constantan porcelain protecting tube of ... To the ends of the iron-constantan couple wires were attached leads of ..."

3. The Measurement of High Temperatures by George Kimball Burgess, Henry Le Chatelier (1912)
"... some suitable for relatively low temperatures and others for the very highest. Silver-constantan is a combination that is used considerably and ..."

4. High-temperature Measurements by Henri Le Chatelier, Octave Boudouard (1912)
"Silver-constantan is a combination that is used considerably and appears to give satisfaction to temperatures as high as 700° C. Silver-nickel has also been ..."

5. Pyrometry: The Papers and Discussion of a Symposium on Pyrometry Held by the by National Research Council (U.S.) (1920)
"It is, therefore, necessary to find a third metal against which iron and constantan may be checked. It was to find such a metal, that the present ..."

6. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1905)
"The constantan wires referred to by Mr. Campbell had been tested over a large range of temperature, and it had been found that a constantan-iron couple gave ..."

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