sterling silver vs alloy

alloy vs sterling silver

sterling silver and alloy both are nouns.

sterling silver is not a verb while alloy is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sterling silver	Yes	No	No	No
alloy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, alloy is a hypernym of sterling silver; that is, alloy is a word with a broader meaning than sterling silver:

sterling silver: a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper
alloy: a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

Other hypernyms of sterling silver include metal.

sterling silver (noun)	alloy (noun)
a silver alloy with no more than 7.5% copper	the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
	a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

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

Difference between sterling silver and alloy

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