nickel
n. coin worth 5 cents (used in USA and Canada); (Ni) hard silvery metallic pliable element used in metal alloys (Chemistry) | ||||
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Nickel Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Nickel
(n.)
A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece.
(n.)
A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.6.
(n.)
A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece.
(n.)
A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.6.
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nickel
Noun
1. a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
(synonym) Ni, atomic number 28
(hypernym) metallic element, metal
(substance-holonym) garnierite
2. a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
(hypernym) coin
3. five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin"
(synonym) nickel note
(hypernym) fiver, five-spot, five dollar bill
Verb
1. plate with nickel; "nickel the plate"
(hypernym) plate
(derivation) Ni, atomic number 28
Noun
1. a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
(synonym) Ni, atomic number 28
(hypernym) metallic element, metal
(substance-holonym) garnierite
2. a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
(hypernym) coin
3. five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin"
(synonym) nickel note
(hypernym) fiver, five-spot, five dollar bill
Verb
1. plate with nickel; "nickel the plate"
(hypernym) plate
(derivation) Ni, atomic number 28
| The Phrase Finder |
Not worth a plugged nickel
Meaning
Worthless.
Origin
Plugs are the holes made in coins to extract some metal which can be used for other purposes. Coins so tampered with are no longer legal tender. Nickels being coins of small denomination lend themselves for use in this phrase.
Meaning
Worthless.
Origin
Plugs are the holes made in coins to extract some metal which can be used for other purposes. Coins so tampered with are no longer legal tender. Nickels being coins of small denomination lend themselves for use in this phrase.
| English Slang Dictionary v1.2 |
nickel
1. the number five
2. a $5 bill
3. a 5-year prison sentence
1. the number five
2. a $5 bill
3. a 5-year prison sentence
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nickel
nickel
\nick"el\ (?), n. [g., fr. sw. nickel, abbrev. from sw. kopparnickel copper-nickel, a name given in derision, as it was thought to be a base ore of copper. the origin of the second part of the word is uncertain. cf. kupfer-nickel, copper-nickel.]
1. (chem.) a bright silver-white metallic element. it is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. it occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. symbol ni. atomic weight 58.6.
note: on account of its permanence in air and inertness to oxidation, it is used in the smaller coins, for plating iron, brass, etc., for chemical apparatus, and in certain alloys, as german silver. it is magnetic, and is very frequently accompanied by cobalt, both being found in meteoric iron.
2. a small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece. [colloq. u.s.]
nickel
silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; -- usually called german silver; called also argentan.
similar words(3)
nickel silver
emerald nickel
nickel steel
nickel
\nick"el\ (?), n. [g., fr. sw. nickel, abbrev. from sw. kopparnickel copper-nickel, a name given in derision, as it was thought to be a base ore of copper. the origin of the second part of the word is uncertain. cf. kupfer-nickel, copper-nickel.]
1. (chem.) a bright silver-white metallic element. it is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. it occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. symbol ni. atomic weight 58.6.
note: on account of its permanence in air and inertness to oxidation, it is used in the smaller coins, for plating iron, brass, etc., for chemical apparatus, and in certain alloys, as german silver. it is magnetic, and is very frequently accompanied by cobalt, both being found in meteoric iron.
2. a small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece. [colloq. u.s.]
nickel
silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; -- usually called german silver; called also argentan.
similar words(3)
nickel silver
emerald nickel
nickel steel
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nickel
nicil
nicil
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Nickel Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Nickel
General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Ni
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 58.69 gm)
Nickel 100.0 % Ni
Empirical Formula:
Ni
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1967
Name Origin:
From the German Nickel - "rogue."
Physical Properties:
Color:
gray white or silvery white.
Density:
7.8 - 8.2, Average = 8
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.,
Hardness:
4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
grayish white
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General Information:
Ni
(Molecular Weight = 58.69 gm)
Nickel 100.0 % Ni
Ni
Approved IMA 1967
From the German Nickel - "rogue."
Physical Properties:
gray white or silvery white.
7.8 - 8.2, Average = 8
Opaque
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.,
4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite
Metallic
grayish white
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Nickel (Ni )
Atomic Mass : 58.69
Atomic Number : 28
Name Origins: German, kupfernickel = "devils copper."
Year Discovered : 1751
Discovery Credits : Discovered by A. F. Cronstedt at Stockholm, Sweden.
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Nickel-boussingaultite
General Information:
(NH4)2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2·6(H2O)
(Molecular Weight = 386.39 gm)
Magnesium 1.57 % Mg
Nickel 11.39 % Ni
Hydrogen 5.22 % H
Sulfur 16.60 % S
Nitrogen 7.25 % N
Oxygen 57.97 % O
NH42Ni0.75Mg0.25(SO4)2·6(H2O)
Approved IMA
Physical Properties:
blue.
Transparent
2.5 - Finger Nail
Vitreous (Glassy)
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Nickel-skutterudite
General Information:
(Ni,Co)As3-x
(Molecular Weight = 246.05 gm)
Cobalt 5.99 % Co
Nickel 17.89 % Ni
Arsenic 76.12 % As
Ni0.75Co0.25As2.5
SI
Physical Properties:
gray, tin white, or gray.
6.5
Opaque
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses., Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals., Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhe dral crystals in matrix.
5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase
Non-fluorescent.
Metallic
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Nickel-zippeite
General Information:
(Ni,Co)As3-x
(Molecular Weight = 246.05 gm)
Cobalt 5.99 % Co
Nickel 17.89 % Ni
Arsenic 76.12 % As
Ni0.75Co0.25As2.5
SI
Physical Properties:
gray, tin white, or gray.
6.5
Opaque
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses., Crystalline - Fine - Occurs as well-formed fine sized crystals., Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhe dral crystals in matrix.
5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase
Non-fluorescent.
Metallic
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Nickel
Ni
Ni
| Chemistry of the Elements |
Nickel
Name: nickel
Symbol: Ni
Atomic number: 28
Atomic weight: 58.6934 (2)
Group in periodic table: 10
Group name:
Period in periodic table: 4
Block in periodic table: d-block
CAS registry ID: 7440-02-0
Nickel is found as a constituent in most meteorites and often serves as one of the criteria for distinguishing a meteorite from other minerals. Iron meteorites, or siderites, may contain iron alloyed with from 5 to nearly 20% nickel. The USA 5-cent coin (whose nickname is "nickel") contains just 25% nickel. Nickel is a silvery white metal that takes on a high polish. It is hard, malleable, ductile, somewhat ferromagnetic, and a fair conductor of heat and electricity.
Nickel carbonyl, [Ni(CO)4], is an extremely toxic gas and exposure should not exceed 0.007 mg M-3.
Name: nickel
Symbol: Ni
Atomic number: 28
Atomic weight: 58.6934 (2)
Group in periodic table: 10
Group name:
Period in periodic table: 4
Block in periodic table: d-block
CAS registry ID: 7440-02-0
Nickel is found as a constituent in most meteorites and often serves as one of the criteria for distinguishing a meteorite from other minerals. Iron meteorites, or siderites, may contain iron alloyed with from 5 to nearly 20% nickel. The USA 5-cent coin (whose nickname is "nickel") contains just 25% nickel. Nickel is a silvery white metal that takes on a high polish. It is hard, malleable, ductile, somewhat ferromagnetic, and a fair conductor of heat and electricity.
Nickel carbonyl, [Ni(CO)4], is an extremely toxic gas and exposure should not exceed 0.007 mg M-3.
Nickel Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Nickel
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| TUPAC SHAKUR Rap Dictionary V.2.0 |
nickel
(n) Five, as in 1995. "Everybody get in where ya fit in for tha nine five, tha nine nickel" -- Method Man with Capleton (Wings of the morning [??]).
(n) Five, as in 1995. "Everybody get in where ya fit in for tha nine five, tha nine nickel" -- Method Man with Capleton (Wings of the morning [??]).
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NICKEL
A $500 wager
A $500 wager
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NICKEL
$500
$500
| gambling |
Nickel
- $500
- $500
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nickel
(n) Five, as in 1995. "Everybody get in where ya fit in for tha nine five, tha nine nickel" -- Method Man with Capleton (Wings of the morning [??]).
(n) Five, as in 1995. "Everybody get in where ya fit in for tha nine five, tha nine nickel" -- Method Man with Capleton (Wings of the morning [??]).
Nickel Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Nickel
Nickel (IPA: ) is a metallic chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
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