alnico

[ al-ni-koh ]

noun

1. a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.

Alnico

/ ˈælnɪˌkəʊ /

noun

1. an alloy of aluminium, nickel, cobalt, iron, and copper, used to make permanent magnets

Word History and Origins

Origin of alnico¹

al(uminum) + ni(ckel) + co(balt)

Example Sentences

The top of the stove was alnico-magnet strips, arranged rather like the top of a magnetic chuck.

From Project Gutenberg

You can establish a psi field in a suitable material, just as you can establish a magnetic field in steel or alnico.

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