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tombac vs alloy

alloy vs tombac

tombac and alloy both are nouns.

tombac is not a verb while alloy is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tombac Yes No No No
alloy Yes No Yes No
As nouns, alloy is a hypernym of tombac; that is, alloy is a word with a broader meaning than tombac:
  • tombac: an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding
  • 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 tombac include metal.
tombac (noun) alloy (noun)
an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding 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
tombac (verb) alloy (verb)
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
make an alloy of
Difference between tombac and alloy

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