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tombac
[ tom-bak ]
noun
- an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
tombac
/ ˈtæmbæk; ˈtɒmbæk /
noun
- any of various brittle alloys containing copper and zinc and sometimes tin and arsenic: used for making cheap jewellery, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tombac1
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Dutch tombak, from Portuguese tambaca, from Malay tembaga “copper,” from Indo-Aryan (compare Hindi ٲ “copper or brass vessel,” Sanskrit 峾첹 “cDZ”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tombac1
C17: from French, from Dutch tombak, from Malay ٲâ copper, apparently from Sanskrit 峾첹, from 峾 dark coppery red
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Example Sentences
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When a small percentage of zinc is present, the colour of brass is reddish, as in tombac or red brass, which contains about 10%.
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In this galley there was one cannon made of tombac, a precious sort of metal, which was valued at above 7000 ducats, and another cannon reckoned still more valuable on account of its curious workmanship.
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