copper
21copper — 1. noun /ˈkɔp.ə,ˈkɒp.ə,ˈkɑ.pɚ/ a) a reddish brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29. Mum would heat the water in a …
22copper — I UK [ˈkɒpə(r)] / US [ˈkɑpər] noun Word forms copper : singular copper plural coppers ** 1) [uncountable] a red brown metal used especially for making wire or pipes a copper pipe/pan/kettle Her hair was the colour of copper. 2) [countable]… …
23copper — 1. n. a police officer. (Originally underworld. Because the copper cops or takes. See also cop.) □ See that copper over there? He busted me once. □ The coppers will catch up with you some day. 2. n. money. (From copper penny. See also rivets …
24copper — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coper, from Old English, from Late Latin cuprum copper, from Latin (aes) Cyprium, literally, Cyprian metal Date: before 12th century 1. a common reddish metallic element that is ductile… …
25Copper — Derived from the Greek kupros (the island of Cyprus), called Cyprian brass, occurs only in the Authorized Version in Ezra 8:27. Elsewhere the Hebrew word (nehosheth) is improperly rendered brass, and sometimes steel (2 Sam. 22:35; Jer. 15:12) …
26copper — cop|per1 [ kapər ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a red brown metal used especially for making wire or pipes: a copper pipe/pan/kettle Her hair was the color of copper. 2. ) count OLD FASHIONED a coin of low value made of copper or BRONZE 3. ) count… …
27copper — cop·per || kÉ’pÉ™ n. (Cu) metallic chemical element; boiler; large copper or iron cooking pot (British); coin made of copper or bronze; reddish brown color; any of the small butterflies with copper color wings; cop, police officer (British… …
28copper — copper1 noun 1》 a red brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 29, which is a good conductor of electricity and heat and is alloyed to form brass and bronze. (Symbol: Cu) 2》 (coppers) Brit. coins of low value made of copper or bronze.… …
29copper — I cop•per [[t]ˈkɒp ər[/t]] n. 1) chem. a malleable ductile metallic element having a characteristic reddish brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze Symbol: Cu at. wt …
30Copper — A metal used extensively by the Egyptians for tools, weapons, and vessels. Its use is attested in beads from the early Predynastic Period. Such rare copper statues as those of Pepy I and his son, NemtyemsafI, survive. Copper was found in the… …
