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Bronze — This article is about the metal alloy. For other uses, see Bronze (disambiguation). Bronze Chola statue of Nataraja from India at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with… … Wikipedia
copper processing — Introduction use of smelting or leaching, usually followed by electrolytic refining or recovery, to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned. Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of copper and of its… … Universalium
Copper — For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
bronze — {{11}}bronze (n.) 1721, alloy of copper and tin, from Fr. bronze, from It. bronzo, from M.L. bronzium. Perhaps cognate (via notion of color) with Venetian bronza glowing coals, or Ger. brunst fire. Perhaps influenced by L. Brundisium the Italian… … Etymology dictionary
Copper — One of the first metals extracted and used by humans, and among the most widely used metals in modern civilization. Copper is ductile, malleable and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity these properties make it indispensable for… … Investment dictionary
Bronzé d'Amérique — Bronzé d Amérique … Wikipédia en Français
Copper shark — Conservation status … Wikipedia
Copper alloys — are alloys with copper as their principal component. They have high resistance to corrosion.Due to its high electric conductivity, pure electrolytic copper is used mostly for making of electrical cables. Compositions The similarity in external… … Wikipedia
Bronze Age sword — Bronze Age swords appear from around the 17th century BC, evolving out of the dagger. Early examples with typical leaf shaped blades are found in Mesopotamia, around the Mediterranean, particularly in Crete, and around the Black… … Wikipedia
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
