Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kop-er]
- /ˈkɒp ər/
- /ˈkɒp.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kop-er]
- /ˈkɒp ər/
Definitions of copper word
- uncountable noun copper Copper is reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires. 3
- adjective copper Copper is sometimes used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour. 3
- countable noun copper Coppers are brown metal coins of low value. 3
- countable noun copper A copper is a policeman or a policewoman. 3
- noun copper a malleable ductile reddish metallic element occurring as the free metal, copper glance, and copper pyrites: used as an electrical and thermal conductor and in such alloys as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic no: 29; atomic wt: 63.546; valency: 1 or 2; relative density: 8.96; melting pt: 1084.87±+0.2°C; boiling pt: 2563°C 3
- noun copper (as modifier) 3
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Origin of copper
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English coper, Old English coper, copor (cognate with Old Norse koparr, German Kupfer) < Late Latin cuprum, for Latin (aes) Cyprium Cyprian (metal)
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Parts of speech for Copper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
copper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
copper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for copper
noun copper
- nut — the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
- rust — Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- tawny — of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color.
- chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
- hazel — a female given name.
adj copper
- tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- burnished — You can describe something as burnished when it is bright or smooth.
- brownish — Something that is brownish is slightly brown in colour.
- fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- ginger — a female given name, form of Virginia or Regina.
Antonyms for copper
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