Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alnico

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: al-ni-co
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the chemical symbols Al, Ni and Co.

Usage

Inflected Forms

alnicos (plural)

Questions

What does alnico mean?: An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.
Where does alnico come from?: From the chemical symbols Al, Ni and Co.

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