alnico
English
Etymology
From the chemical symbols Al, Ni and Co.
Noun
alnico (countable and uncountable, plural alnicos)
- An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈni.ku/ [aʊ̯ˈni.ku]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈni.ko/ [aʊ̯ˈni.ko]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈni.ku/ [aɫˈni.ku]
- Hyphenation: al‧ni‧co
Noun
alnico m (uncountable)
- alnico (alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt)
Further reading
- “alnico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “alnico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026