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BELL METAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bell metal mean?
• BELL METAL (noun)
The noun BELL METAL has 1 sense:
1. bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells
Familiarity information: BELL METAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bronze with 3 or 4 parts copper to 1 part tin; used in making bells
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("bell metal" is a kind of...):
bronze (an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin)
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