| slovo | definícia |
nickel
(mass) | nickel
- paťcentový, niklovať, nikel, 5 centov |
nickel
(msas) | nickel
- Ni |
nickel
(msasasci) | nickel
- Ni |
nickel
(encz) | nickel,nikl |
nickel
(encz) | nickel,niklák 5 centů |
nickel
(encz) | nickel,poniklovat v: |
nickel
(encz) | nickel,šesták |
Nickel
(gcide) | 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 of atomic
number 28. 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 58.70.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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2. A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a
five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; --
usually called german silver; called also argentan.
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nickel
(wn) | nickel
n 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 [syn:
nickel, Ni, atomic number 28]
2: a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
3: five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a
nickel deck of heroin" [syn: nickel, nickel note]
v 1: plate with nickel; "nickel the plate" |
nickel
(elements) | nickel
Symbol: Ni
Atomic number: 28
Atomic weight: 58.71
Malleable ductile silvery metallic transition element. Discovered by
A.F.
Cronstedt in 1751.
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chrome-nickel steel
(encz) | chrome-nickel steel, n: |
cupronickel
(encz) | cupronickel,kupronikl Zdeněk Brož |
nickel alloy
(encz) | nickel alloy, n: |
nickel bronze
(encz) | nickel bronze, n: |
nickel note
(encz) | nickel note, n: |
nickel silver
(encz) | nickel silver, n: |
nickel steel
(encz) | nickel steel, n: |
nickel-and-dime
(encz) | nickel-and-dime,držgrešle [hovor.] nickel-and-dime,šestákový (velmi levný) nickel-and-dime,za pár facek [hovor.] (cena) |
nickel-base alloy
(encz) | nickel-base alloy, n: |
nickel-cadmium accumulator
(encz) | nickel-cadmium accumulator, n: |
nickel-iron accumulator
(encz) | nickel-iron accumulator, n: |
nickel-iron battery
(encz) | nickel-iron battery, n: |
nickelodeon
(encz) | nickelodeon,biják n: Zdeněk Brožnickelodeon,levný biograf |
nickels
(encz) | nickels,nikláky |
not worth a plugged nickel
(encz) | not worth a plugged nickel, |
pumpernickel
(encz) | pumpernickel,perník n: Zdeněk Brož |
buffalo nickel
(gcide) | buffalo nickel \buffalo nickel\
A United States five-cent coin minted from 1913 to 1937
having an image of an American bison ("buffalo") on its
reverse, and an American Indian on the obverse.
[PJC] |
coppernickel
(gcide) | Niccolite \Nic"co*lite\, n. [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.)
A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an
arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel,
kupfernickel.
[1913 Webster]Copper-nickel \Cop"per-nick`el\, n. (Min.)
Niccolite.
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Copper-nickel
(gcide) | Niccolite \Nic"co*lite\, n. [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.)
A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an
arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel,
kupfernickel.
[1913 Webster]Copper-nickel \Cop"per-nick`el\, n. (Min.)
Niccolite.
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emerald nickel
(gcide) | Zaratite \Zar"a*tite\, n. (Min.) [Named after Gen. Zarata of
Spain.]
A hydrous carbonate of nickel occurring as an emerald-green
incrustation on chromite; -- called also emerald nickel.
[1913 Webster]Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. "Emerald
meadows." --Byron.
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Emerald fish (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
(Gobionellus oceanicus), remarkable for the brilliant
green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
the name; -- called also esmeralda.
Emerald green, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
emerald green crystals.
Emerald Isle, a name given to Ireland on account of the
brightness of its verdure.
Emerald spodumene, or Lithia emerald. (Min.) See
Hiddenite.
Emerald nickel. (Min.) See Zaratite.
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Emerald nickel
(gcide) | Zaratite \Zar"a*tite\, n. (Min.) [Named after Gen. Zarata of
Spain.]
A hydrous carbonate of nickel occurring as an emerald-green
incrustation on chromite; -- called also emerald nickel.
[1913 Webster]Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. "Emerald
meadows." --Byron.
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Emerald fish (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico
(Gobionellus oceanicus), remarkable for the brilliant
green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
the name; -- called also esmeralda.
Emerald green, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
emerald green crystals.
Emerald Isle, a name given to Ireland on account of the
brightness of its verdure.
Emerald spodumene, or Lithia emerald. (Min.) See
Hiddenite.
Emerald nickel. (Min.) See Zaratite.
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kupfernickel
(gcide) | Niccolite \Nic"co*lite\, n. [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.)
A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an
arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel,
kupfernickel.
[1913 Webster]Kupfernickel \Kup"fer*nick"el\, n. [G. See Copper, and
Nickel.] (Min.)
Copper-nickel; niccolite. See Niccolite.
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Kupfernickel
(gcide) | Niccolite \Nic"co*lite\, n. [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.)
A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an
arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel,
kupfernickel.
[1913 Webster]Kupfernickel \Kup"fer*nick"el\, n. [G. See Copper, and
Nickel.] (Min.)
Copper-nickel; niccolite. See Niccolite.
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Nickel
(gcide) | 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 of atomic
number 28. 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 58.70.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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2. A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a
five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; --
usually called german silver; called also argentan.
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Nickel silver
(gcide) | 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 of atomic
number 28. 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 58.70.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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2. A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a
five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; --
usually called german silver; called also argentan.
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Nickel steel
(gcide) | Nickel steel \Nickel steel\
A kind of cast steel containing nickel, which greatly
increases its strength. It is used for armor plate, bicycle
tubing, propeller shafts, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
nickel-and-dime
(gcide) | nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
nickel-and-dimed or nickeled-and-dimed; p. pr. & vb. n.
nickel-and-diming or nickeling-and-diming.]
1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial
reasons; specifically, to insist on minor concessions in a
negotiation.
[PJC]
2. To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be
nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating
overhead. [informal]
[PJC]nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, a.
1. Trivial; unimportant; petty; as, nickel-and-dime
criticisms. [informal]
[PJC]
2. Involving only small amounts of money; small-time; as, a
nickel-and-dime business operation. [informal]
[PJC] |
nickel-and-dimed
(gcide) | nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
nickel-and-dimed or nickeled-and-dimed; p. pr. & vb. n.
nickel-and-diming or nickeling-and-diming.]
1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial
reasons; specifically, to insist on minor concessions in a
negotiation.
[PJC]
2. To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be
nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating
overhead. [informal]
[PJC] |
nickel-and-diming
(gcide) | nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
nickel-and-dimed or nickeled-and-dimed; p. pr. & vb. n.
nickel-and-diming or nickeling-and-diming.]
1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial
reasons; specifically, to insist on minor concessions in a
negotiation.
[PJC]
2. To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be
nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating
overhead. [informal]
[PJC] |
nickeled-and-dimed
(gcide) | nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
nickel-and-dimed or nickeled-and-dimed; p. pr. & vb. n.
nickel-and-diming or nickeling-and-diming.]
1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial
reasons; specifically, to insist on minor concessions in a
negotiation.
[PJC]
2. To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be
nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating
overhead. [informal]
[PJC] |
Nickelic
(gcide) | Nickelic \Nick*el"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, nickel; specifically,
designating compounds in which, as contrasted with the
nickelous compounds, the metal has a higher valence; as
nickelic oxide.
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Nickeliferous
(gcide) | Nickeliferous \Nick`el*if"er*ous\, a. [Nickel + -ferous.]
Containing nickel; as, nickelferous iron.
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Nickeline
(gcide) | Nickeline \Nick"el*ine\ (? or ?), n.
1. (Chem.) An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver.
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2. (Min.) Niccolite.
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nickeling-and-diming
(gcide) | nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
nickel-and-dimed or nickeled-and-dimed; p. pr. & vb. n.
nickel-and-diming or nickeling-and-diming.]
1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial
reasons; specifically, to insist on minor concessions in a
negotiation.
[PJC]
2. To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be
nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating
overhead. [informal]
[PJC] |
nickelodeon
(gcide) | nickelodeon \nick`el*o"de*on\, n. [Nickel + odeon.]
1. A place of entertainment, as for moving picture
exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five
cents. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. An early version of a jukebox that was operated by
insertion of a nickel[2].
[PJC]
3. (capitalized) The name of a Cable Television channel,
specializing in programs for children. [Trademark]
[PJC]Jukebox \Juke"box\, n.
1. A phonograph or compact disc player with multiple discs,
requiring the insertion of coins prior to playing, and
allowing the user to select the playing of any disc in its
inventory. An early version was called the nickelodeon.
[PJC]
2. (Computers) a data-storage device having multiple compact
discs, of which only one may be on-line at any given time,
which permits the user (through computer commands) to
select on-line access to any disc from its inventory, in a
manner reminiscent of a musical jukebox[1].
[PJC] |
Nickelous
(gcide) | Nickelous \Nick"el*ous\, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel
in which, as contrasted with the nickelic compounds, the
metal has a lower valence; as, nickelous oxide. --Frankland.
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Pumpernickel
(gcide) | Pumpernickel \Pump"er*nick`el\, n. [G.]
A sort of bread, made of unbolted rye, which forms the chief
food of the Westphalian peasants. It is acid but nourishing.
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chrome-nickel steel
(wn) | chrome-nickel steel
n 1: Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch
springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide
range of temperatures [syn: chrome-nickel steel,
Elinvar] |
cupronickel
(wn) | cupronickel
n 1: a 60/40 alloy of copper and nickel |
nickel alloy
(wn) | nickel alloy
n 1: an alloy whose main constituent is nickel [syn: {nickel-
base alloy}, nickel alloy] |
nickel bronze
(wn) | nickel bronze
n 1: a bronze containing up to 30% nickel |
nickel note
(wn) | nickel note
n 1: five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a
nickel deck of heroin" [syn: nickel, nickel note] |
nickel silver
(wn) | nickel silver
n 1: a silver-white alloy containing copper and zinc and nickel
[syn: nickel silver, German silver] |
nickel steel
(wn) | nickel steel
n 1: an alloy steel containing nickel |
nickel-and-dime
(wn) | nickel-and-dime
adj 1: of minor importance; "a nickel-and-dime operation run out
of a single rented room"; "a small-time actor" [syn:
nickel-and-dime, small-time]
2: low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job"
v 1: spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn:
penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime]
2: accumulate gradually; "she nickeled-and-dimed together a
small house for her family" |
nickel-base alloy
(wn) | nickel-base alloy
n 1: an alloy whose main constituent is nickel [syn: {nickel-
base alloy}, nickel alloy] |
nickel-cadmium accumulator
(wn) | nickel-cadmium accumulator
n 1: a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium
anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low
discharge rate when not in use [syn: nicad, {nickel-
cadmium accumulator}] |
nickel-iron accumulator
(wn) | nickel-iron accumulator
n 1: a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron
anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell
gives about 1.2 volts [syn: nickel-iron battery, {nickel-
iron accumulator}] |
nickel-iron battery
(wn) | nickel-iron battery
n 1: a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron
anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell
gives about 1.2 volts [syn: nickel-iron battery, {nickel-
iron accumulator}] |
nickelodeon
(wn) | nickelodeon
n 1: a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records
are played by inserting a coin [syn: jukebox,
nickelodeon] |
pumpernickel
(wn) | pumpernickel
n 1: bread made of coarse rye flour [syn: black bread,
pumpernickel] |
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