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Copper



  • Chemical element: Cu (Atomic Number: 29)
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Table of contents
1 Etymology
2 Pronunciation
3 Noun
4 Adjective
5 Related words
6 Translations

Etymology

from the Latin Cyprius, referring to the the island of Cyprus, a source of good copper.

Pronunciation

  • SAMPA: /'/
  • IPA: /'cʌpɜɻ/

Noun

copper ()
  1. a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.
  2. a thing made of copper.
  3. a reddish-brown colour, the colour of copper.
  4. a copper coin
See also Wikipedia: copper

External links

For etymology and more information refer to:
http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/cu.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

Translations

Adjective

  1. made of copper.
  2. having a reddish-brown colour.

Related words

copper-bottomed, copper-coloured
See Appendix:Colours

Translations




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