bell metal

noun

1. an alloy of about 80 percent copper and 20 percent tin, sometimes with small amounts of lead and zinc, having low damping qualities and used especially for bells.

bell metal

noun

1. an alloy of copper and tin, with some zinc and lead, used in casting bells

Word History and Origins

Origin of bell metal¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

It is used in some metallic alloys, as type metal and bell metal, and also for medical preparations, which are in general emetics or cathartics.

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Bell metal ore, a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron; the mineral stannite.

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In the harder kinds of brass, such as that termed gun metal, composition, or bell metal, the cuttings will fly off the tool in short angular grains, such as indicated in Fig.

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The wheel a b c in the drawings is made of bell metal, and turns in a socket under the stand, which prevents the wheel from sliding from the supporting or friction rolls z, z.

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Bells, Steam-Whistles, and in fine every variety of article manufactured from brass or bell metal will be made at this foundry.

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