nickel

Word family adjectivenickelicnickeliferousnickelousnickel-and-dimenounnickelinenickelbacknickelverbnickelize

Related topics: Elements, Currencies

nick·el /ˈnɪkəl/ noun

1. [uncountableU]HCEHCM a hard silver-white metal that is often combined with other metals, for example to make steel. It is a chemical element: symbol Ni 镍〔一种化学元素，符号为Ni〕

2. [countableC]PEC a coin in the US or Canada that is worth five cents 〔美国或加拿大的〕五分硬币

Examples from the Corpus

nickel• Low-grade copper and nickel sulphides developed at or near the contacts.• Eight nickel cadmium batteries are grouped together inside the handle pack.• The 11 metals concerned include copper, zinc, lead, nickel, cadmium and mercury.• The 50-mile range is expected to double within the next year with the introduction of nickel hydride battery technology, Chapman said.• Shares of metal producers also fell as prices of nickel, copper and aluminum futures declined on the London Metal Exchange.• Louis, the nickel was the smallest coin.• Renwick, weighed down with nickels and dimes, began his calls.

From Longman Business Dictionary

nickelnick·el /ˈnɪkəl/ noun

1[countableC] a coin in the US or Canada that is worth five cents

Gasoline rose more than a nickel a gallon.

2[uncountableU] a hard silver-white metal used in manufacturing and traded on COMMODITY MARKETs

Nickel rose nearly as strongly as zinc on the London Metal Exchange yesterday.

Origin nickel

(1700-1800) German kupfernickel substance containing nickel, from kupfer “copper” + nickel “spirit that plays tricks”; because the substance contains no copper, even though it looks like copper

单词	nickel
释义	nickel Word family adjectivenickelicnickeliferousnickelousnickel-and-dimenounnickelinenickelbacknickelverbnickelize Related topics: Elements, Currencies nick·el /ˈnɪkəl/ noun 1. [uncountableU]HCEHCM a hard silver-white metal that is often combined with other metals, for example to make steel. It is a chemical element: symbol Ni 镍〔一种化学元素，符号为Ni〕 2. [countableC]PEC a coin in the US or Canada that is worth five cents 〔美国或加拿大的〕五分硬币 Examples from the Corpus nickel• Low-grade copper and nickel sulphides developed at or near the contacts.• Eight nickel cadmium batteries are grouped together inside the handle pack.• The 11 metals concerned include copper, zinc, lead, nickel, cadmium and mercury.• The 50-mile range is expected to double within the next year with the introduction of nickel hydride battery technology, Chapman said.• Shares of metal producers also fell as prices of nickel, copper and aluminum futures declined on the London Metal Exchange.• Louis, the nickel was the smallest coin.• Renwick, weighed down with nickels and dimes, began his calls. From Longman Business Dictionary nickelnick·el /ˈnɪkəl/ noun 1[countableC] a coin in the US or Canada that is worth five cents Gasoline rose more than a nickel a gallon. 2[uncountableU] a hard silver-white metal used in manufacturing and traded on COMMODITY MARKETs Nickel rose nearly as strongly as zinc on the London Metal Exchange yesterday. Origin nickel (1700-1800) German kupfernickel substance containing nickel, from kupfer “copper” + nickel “spirit that plays tricks”; because the substance contains no copper, even though it looks like copper
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