Copper Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Copper

Learn about the word Copper to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Copper definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Copper

Copper Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Copper? [n] any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings [n] a reddish brown the color of polished copper [n] (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman [n] a copper penny [n] a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor [v] coat with a layer of copper Synonyms \| Synonyms for Copper: atomic number 29 \| bull \| cop \| copper color \| Cu \| fuzz \| pig Related Terms \| Find terms related to Copper: adust \| auburn \| aureate \| bar \| bay \| bayard \| bay-colored \| bluecoat \| bobby \| brass \| brassy \| brazen \| bronze \| bronze-colored \| bronzed \| bronzy \| brownish-red \| buck \| bull \| bullion \| C \| cartwheel \| castaneous \| cent \| century \| chestnut \| chestnut-brown \| C-note \| coin gold \| coin silver \| cop \| copper-colored \| coppery \| cupreous \| cuprous \| dick \| dime \| Dogberry \| dollar \| dollar bill \| ferrous \| ferruginous \| fifty cents \| fin \| fish \| five cents \| five hundred dollars \| five-dollar bill \| five-hundred-dollar bill \| fiver \| five-spot \| flatfoot \| flattie \| four bits \| foxy \| frogskin \| fuzz \| G \| gendarme \| gilt \| G-note \| gold \| gold nugget \| golden \| gold-filled \| gold-plated \| grand \| gumshoe \| half a C \| half dollar \| half G \| half grand \| heat \| henna \| hundred-dollar bill \| ingot \| iron \| iron man \| ironlike \| John Law \| lead \| leaden \| liver-brown \| liver-colored \| livid-brown \| mahogany \| man \| mercurial \| mercurous \| mill \| nickel \| nickelic \| nickeline \| nugget \| officer \| peeler \| penny \| pewter \| pewtery \| pig \| precious metals \| quarter \| quicksilver \| red cent \| reddish-brown \| roan \| rubiginous \| rufous \| russet \| russety \| rust \| rust-colored \| rusty \| sawbuck \| shamus \| silver \| silver dollar \| silver-plated \| silvery \| skin \| smacker \| steel \| steely \| sunburned \| ten cents \| tenner \| ten-spot \| terra-cotta \| the cops \| the fuzz \| the law \| thousand dollars \| thousand-dollar bill \| tin \| tinny \| Titian \| twenty-dollar bill \| twenty-five cents \| two bits \| two-dollar bill \| two-spot \| yard \| yellow stuff See Also \| American copper \| blister copper \| bornite \| brass \| bronze \| burnt sienna \| cent \| centime \| chalcocite \| chalcopyrite \| coat \| conductor \| copper glance \| copper pyrites \| cuprite \| genus Lycaena \| Lycaena \| Lycaena hypophlaeas \| lycaenid \| lycaenid butterfly \| malachite \| metal \| metallic element \| officer \| peacock ore \| penny \| police officer \| policeman \| reddish brown \| sepia \| surface \| Venetian red Copper In Webster's Dictionary \Cop"per\, n. [OE. coper (cf. D. koper, Sw. koppar, Dan. kobber, G. kupfer), LL. cuper, fr. L. cuprum for earlier Cyprium, Cyprium aes, i.e., Cyprian brass, fr. Gr. ? of Cyprus (Gr. ?), anciently renowned for its copper mines. Cf. {Cypreous}.] 1. A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze. Note: Copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly in large masses; it is found also in various ores, of which the most important are chalcopyrite, chalcocite, cuprite, and malachite. Copper mixed with tin forms bell metal; with a smaller proportion, bronze; and with zinc, it forms brass, pinchbeck, and other alloys. 2. A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin of copper. [Colloq.] My friends filled my pockets with coppers. --Franklin. 3. A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper. 4. pl. Specifically (Naut.), the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers. Note: Copper is often used adjectively, commonly in the sense of made or consisting of copper, or resembling copper; as, a copper boiler, tube, etc. All in a hot and copper sky. --Coleridge. Note: It is sometimes written in combination; as, copperplate, coppersmith, copper-colored. {Copper finch}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Chaffinch}. {Copper glance}, or {Vitreous copper}. (Min.) See {Chalcocite}. {Indigo copper}. (Min.) See {Covelline}. \Cop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coppering}.] To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship.

Copper Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Copper?

[n] any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings
[n] a reddish brown the color of polished copper
[n] (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
[n] a copper penny
[n] a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
[v] coat with a layer of copper

Copper In Webster's Dictionary

\Cop"per\, n. [OE. coper (cf. D. koper, Sw. koppar, Dan.
kobber, G. kupfer), LL. cuper, fr. L. cuprum for earlier
Cyprium, Cyprium aes, i.e., Cyprian brass, fr. Gr. ? of
Cyprus (Gr. ?), anciently renowned for its copper mines. Cf.
{Cypreous}.]
1. A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and
   malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best
   conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic
   weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in
   itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.

Note: Copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly
      in large masses; it is found also in various ores, of
      which the most important are chalcopyrite, chalcocite,
      cuprite, and malachite. Copper mixed with tin forms
      bell metal; with a smaller proportion, bronze; and with
      zinc, it forms brass, pinchbeck, and other alloys.

2. A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin
   of copper. [Colloq.]

         My friends filled my pockets with coppers.
                                               --Franklin.

3. A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.

4. pl. Specifically (Naut.), the boilers in the galley for
   cooking; as, a ship's coppers.

Note: Copper is often used adjectively, commonly in the sense
      of made or consisting of copper, or resembling copper;
      as, a copper boiler, tube, etc.

            All in a hot and copper sky.       --Coleridge.

Note: It is sometimes written in combination; as,
      copperplate, coppersmith, copper-colored.

{Copper finch}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Chaffinch}.

{Copper glance}, or {Vitreous copper}. (Min.) See
   {Chalcocite}.

{Indigo copper}. (Min.) See {Covelline}.


\Cop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coppered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Coppering}.]
To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of
copper; as, to copper a ship.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Toque ‐ a small round woman's hat [n] a tall white hat with a pouched…
Dinge ‐ make dingy [v] make a dent or impression in; "dinge a…
Wind ‐ the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock…
Hogan ‐ a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the…
Oleander fern ‐ tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found…
Roughshod ‐ unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed…
Fine-tooth comb ‐ a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract…
Noose ‐ a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds…
Writ of right ‐ a writ ordering that land be restored to its…
Winged ‐ very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet" [adj] having or…