Admiralty Metal
- noun
- Specialized
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Metal del Almirantazgo
- The ship's condenser tubes were made from Admiralty Metal for its corrosion resistance.
Examples
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Some marine fittings require the use of Admiralty Metal to withstand harsh ocean conditions.
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Engineers selected Admiralty Metal because of its proven durability in saltwater environments.
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The ship was built using Admiralty Metal for better durability.
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Engineers prefer Admiralty Metals for their corrosion resistance.
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Engineers selected Admiralty Metal because of its proven durability in saltwater environments.
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The ship's condenser tubes were made from Admiralty Metal for its corrosion resistance.
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Some marine fittings require the use of Admiralty Metal to withstand harsh ocean conditions.
Synonyms
A type of brass with a little tin that resists seawater for ship parts
A metal made from copper, zinc, and tin that resists damage from sea water
A strong brass alloy with tin and zinc that resists sea water corrosion
Surface Forms
Morphology
Knowing 'admiralty' (the navy administration) and 'metal' (a metallic material) lets a learner infer this is a metal associated with the navy or maritime use, so some basic sense (naval/marine metal) is recoverable. However, the precise technical sense — a specific tin-containing, corrosion-resistant brass alloy used in marine engineering — is specialized and not predictable from the constituents alone, making the term only partially transparent.
Etymology
Admiralty Metal may come from the British Admiralty, the group that ran the navy, which asked for a strong metal that would not wear away in salt water. So the name came to mean 'a metal made to resist salt water'.
