Tobin bronze
- noun
- Specialized
- The propeller was made from Tobin bronze due to its excellent resistance to sea water.
Examples
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The shipbuilder recommended using Tobin bronze instead of regular brass for underwater components.
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Marine engineers often select Tobin bronze for fittings and fasteners exposed to harsh conditions.
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The ship's hull was made of Tobin bronze.
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Many boat builders prefer Tobin bronze for fittings.
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Marine engineers often select Tobin bronze for fittings and fasteners exposed to harsh conditions.
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The propeller was made from Tobin bronze due to its excellent resistance to seawater corrosion.
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The shipbuilder recommended using Tobin bronze instead of regular brass for underwater components.
Synonyms
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A type of brass with a little tin that resists seawater for ship parts
A brass alloy with tin that resists corrosion in seawater
A metal made from copper, zinc, and tin that resists damage from sea water
Surface Forms
Morphology
Tobin + bronze
Tobin is a proper name that gives no semantic content to a B1 learner, but the noun 'bronze' clearly signals an alloy, so learners will infer that this is a particular kind of bronze. They would not be able to predict the specific composition (tin and zinc) or the seawater-corrosion resistance and marine use from the constituents alone, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
Tobin bronze comes from the name of a maker called Tobin who made a special mix of metals, and bronze shows it is a metal. Because that metal 'resists seawater', shipbuilders used it for parts that go in the sea, so today the name means a strong brass used in marine work.