Synonyms for alloyed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : noun al-oi, uh-loi; verb uh-loi
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈæl ɔɪ, əˈlɔɪ; verb əˈlɔɪ


Définition of alloyed

Origin :
  • c.1400, "mix with a baser metal," from Old French aloiier "assemble, join," from Latin alligare "bind to, tie to," compound of ad- "to" (see ad-) + ligare "to bind" (see ligament); hence "bind one thing to another." Related: Alloyed; alloying.
  • adj impure
Example sentences :
  • The metals which are alloyed for this purpose are copper, silver, brass, zinc and tin.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • From the method of preparation of platinum, what metal is likely to be alloyed with it?
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • The commands of love are sweet; they must not be alloyed with tiresome formalities.
  • Extract from : « The Syrian Christ » by Abraham Mitrie Rihbany
  • A small quantity of tin, alloyed with silver, destroys its ductility.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
  • It is of silver, alloyed, or plated with baser metal and strongly gilt.
  • Extract from : « Finger-Ring Lore » by William Jones
  • Platinum is unaffected by acids, but if alloyed with 10 per cent.
  • Extract from : « The A B C of Mining » by Charles A. Bramble
  • The love which comes to us must always be alloyed with the sad sense of our own unworthiness.
  • Extract from : « Character and Conduct » by Various
  • The copper "bottoms" are alloyed in three different ways with lead.
  • Extract from : « De Re Metallica » by Georgius Agricola
  • In her pocket was all the money that she had; in her heart was a sort of alloyed sorrow.
  • Extract from : « Children of the Mist » by Eden Phillpotts
  • These steels then normally consist of γ-iron, modified by the large amount of nickel or manganese with which it is alloyed.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 » by Various

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