Copper

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Copper \Cop"per\, n. [OE. coper (cf. D. koper, Sw. koppar, Dan.
     kobber, G. kupfer), LL. cuper, fr. L. cuprum for earlier
     Cyprium, Cyprium aes, i.e., Cyprian brass, fr. Gr. ? of
     Cyprus (Gr. ?), anciently renowned for its copper mines. Cf.
     {Cypreous}.]
     1. A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and


        malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best
        conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic
        weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in
        itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.
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     Note: Copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly
           in large masses; it is found also in various ores, of
           which the most important are chalcopyrite, chalcocite,
           cuprite, and malachite. Copper mixed with tin forms
           bell metal; with a smaller proportion, bronze; and with
           zinc, it forms brass, pinchbeck, and other alloys.
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     2. A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin
        of copper. [Colloq.]
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              My friends filled my pockets with coppers.
                                                    --Franklin.
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     3. A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.
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     4. pl. Specifically (Naut.), the boilers in the galley for
        cooking; as, a ship's coppers.
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     Note: Copper is often used adjectively, commonly in the sense
           of made or consisting of copper, or resembling copper;
           as, a copper boiler, tube, etc.
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                 All in a hot and copper sky.       --Coleridge.
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     Note: It is sometimes written in combination; as,
           copperplate, coppersmith, copper-colored.
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     {Copper finch}. (Zool.) See {Chaffinch}.
  
     {Copper glance}, or {Vitreous copper}. (Min.) See
        {Chalcocite}.
  
     {Indigo copper}. (Min.) See {Covelline}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Copper \Cop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coppered}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Coppering}.]
     To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of
     copper; as, to copper a ship.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  copper
       n 1: a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant
            diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals
            but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large
            masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
            [syn: {Cu}, {atomic number 29}]
       2: a copper penny
       3: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [syn: {bull}, {cop}, {fuzz},
           {pig}]
       4: a reddish brown the color of polished copper [syn: {copper
          color}]
       5: any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
          having copper colored wings
       v : coat with a layer of copper

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  143 Moby Thesaurus words for "copper":
     C, C-note, Dogberry, G, G-note, John Law, Titian, adust, auburn,
     aureate, bar, bay, bay-colored, bayard, bluecoat, bobby, brass,
     brassy, brazen, bronze, bronze-colored, bronzed, bronzy,
     brownish-red, buck, bull, bullion, cartwheel, castaneous, cent,
     century, chestnut, chestnut-brown, coin gold, coin silver, cop,
     copper-colored, coppery, cupreous, cuprous, dick, dime, dollar,
     dollar bill, ferrous, ferruginous, fifty cents, fin, fish,
     five cents, five hundred dollars, five-dollar bill,
     five-hundred-dollar bill, five-spot, fiver, flatfoot, flattie,
     four bits, foxy, frogskin, fuzz, gendarme, gilt, gold, gold nugget,
     gold-filled, gold-plated, golden, grand, gumshoe, half G, half a C,
     half dollar, half grand, heat, henna, hundred-dollar bill, ingot,
     iron, iron man, ironlike, lead, leaden, liver-brown, liver-colored,
     livid-brown, mahogany, man, mercurial, mercurous, mill, nickel,
     nickelic, nickeline, nugget, officer, peeler, penny, pewter,
     pewtery, pig, precious metals, quarter, quicksilver, red cent,
     reddish-brown, roan, rubiginous, rufous, russet, russety, rust,
     rust-colored, rusty, sawbuck, shamus, silver, silver dollar,
     silver-plated, silvery, skin, smacker, steel, steely, sunburned,
     ten cents, ten-spot, tenner, terra-cotta, the cops, the fuzz,
     the law, thousand dollars, thousand-dollar bill, tin, tinny,
     twenty-dollar bill, twenty-five cents, two bits, two-dollar bill,
     two-spot, yard, yellow stuff
  
  

From Elements database 20001107 [elements]:

  copper
  Symbol: Cu
  Atomic number: 29
  Atomic weight: 63.54
  Red-brown transition element. Known by the Romans as 'cuprum.' Extracted
  and used for thousands of years. Malleable, ductile and an excellent
  conductor of heat and electricity. When in moist conditions, a greenish
  layer forms on the outside.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  copper n. Conventional electron-carrying network cable with a core
     conductor of copper -- or aluminum! Opposed to {light pipe} or, say, a
     short-range microwave link.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  copper
       
          Conventional electrical network cable with a core conductor of
          copper (or aluminium!)
       
          Opposed to {light pipe} or, say, a short-range microwave link.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1994-11-30)
       
       

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Copper
     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). The "bow of steel" (Job 20:24; Ps. 18:34) should have
     been "bow of copper" (or "brass," as in the R.V.). The vessels
     of "fine copper" of Ezra 8:27 were probably similar to those of
     "bright brass" mentioned in 1 Kings 7:45; Dan. 10:6.
     
       Tubal-cain was the first artificer in brass and iron (Gen.
     4:22). Hiram was noted as a worker in brass (1 Kings 7:14).
     Copper abounded in Palestine (Deut. 8:9; Isa. 60:17; 1 Chr.
     22:3, 14). All sorts of vessels in the tabernacle and the temple
     were made of it (Lev. 6:28; Num. 16:39; 2 Chr. 4:16; Ezra 8:27);
     also weapons of war (1 Sam. 17:5, 6, 38; 2 Sam. 21:16). Iron is
     mentioned only four times (Gen. 4:22; Lev. 26:19; Num. 31:22;
     35:16) in the first four books of Moses, while copper (rendered
     "brass") is mentioned forty times. (See {BRASS}.)
     
       We find mention of Alexander (q.v.), a "coppersmith" of
     Ephesus (2 Tim. 4:14).