alloy vs type metal

type metal vs alloy

alloy and type metal both are nouns.

alloy is a verb but type metal is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alloy	Yes	No	Yes	No
type metal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, type metal is a hyponym of alloy; that is, type metal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alloy:

alloy: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
type metal: an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type

Other hyponyms of alloy include heavy metal, 18-karat gold, 22-karat gold, oreide, oroide, Alnico, amalgam, dental amalgam, fusible metal, electrum, pewter, pinchbeck, pot metal, solder, white gold, bearing metal, white metal, babbitt, Babbitt metal, Britannia metal, Carboloy, steel, cheoplastic metal, copper-base alloy, dental gold, Duralumin, Inconel, Invar, nickel-base alloy, nickel alloy, German silver, nickel silver, pyrophoric alloy, shot metal, Stellite, sterling silver, tambac, tombac, tombak, Wood's alloy, Wood's metal.

alloy (noun)	type metal (noun)
the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something	an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

alloy (verb)	type metal (verb)
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
make an alloy of

Difference between alloy and type metal

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