Cu

abbr. Cambridge University.

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noun

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: ↑copper, ↑atomic number 29

• Derivationally related forms: ↑cupric (for: ↑copper), ↑copper (for: ↑copper)

• Hypernyms: ↑metallic element, ↑metal, ↑conductor

• Hyponyms: ↑blister copper

• Substance Holonyms:

↑brass, ↑bronze, ↑bornite, ↑peacock ore, ↑chalcocite, ↑copper glance, ↑chalcopyrite, ↑copper pyrites, ↑cuprite, ↑malachite

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abbreviation

1. cubic

2. cumulative

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close-up.

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abbrev

Christian Union

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cu. or cu (no period),

cubic.

Cu (no period),

1. Chemistry. copper (chemical element; Latin, cuprum).

2. cumulus.

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symbol the chemical element copper

Origin:

from late Latin cuprum

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cu

obs. f. cow n.¹, cue.