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  8  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pyrites  \Py*ri"tes\,  n.  [L.,  fr  Gr  ?,  fr  ?  fire.  See  {Pyre}.] 
  (Min.) 
  A  name  given  to  a  number  of  metallic  minerals,  sulphides  of 
  iron,  copper,  cobalt,  nickel,  and  tin,  of  a  white  or 
  yellowish  color. 
 
  Note:  The  term  was  originally  applied  to  the  mineral  pyrite, 
  or  iron  pyrites,  in  allusion  to  its  giving  sparks  when 
  struck  with  steel. 
 
  {Arsenical  pyrites},  arsenopyrite. 
 
  {Auriferous  pyrites}.  See  under  {Auriferous}. 
 
  {Capillary  pyrites},  millerite. 
 
  {Common  pyrites},  isometric  iron  disulphide;  pyrite. 
 
  {Hair  pyrites},  millerite. 
 
  {Iron  pyrites}.  See  {Pyrite}. 
 
  {Magnetic  pyrites},  pyrrhotite. 
 
  {Tin  pyrites},  stannite. 
 
  {White  iron  pyrites},  orthorhombic  iron  disulphide; 
  marcasite.  This  includes  cockscomb  pyrites  (a  variety  of 
  marcasite,  named  in  allusion  to  its  form),  spear  pyrites, 
  etc 
 
  {Yellow},  or  {Copper},  {pyrites},  the  sulphide  of  copper  and 
  iron;  chalcopyrite. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Copper  \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}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Copper  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  copper 
  n  1:  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 
  [syn:  {Cu},  {atomic  number  29}] 
  2:  a  copper  penny 
  3:  (informal)  uncomplimentary  terms  for  a  policeman  [syn:  {bull}, 
  {cop},  {fuzz},  {pig}] 
  4:  a  reddish  brown  the  color  of  polished  copper  [syn:  {copper 
  color}] 
  5:  any  of  various  small  butterflies  of  the  family  Lycaenidae 
  having  copper  colored  wings 
  v  :  coat  with  a  layer  of  copper 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  copper  n.  Conventional  electron-carrying  network  cable  with  a 
  core  conductor  of  copper  --  or  aluminum!  Opposed  to  {light  pipe}  or 
  say  a  short-range  microwave  link. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  copper 
 
  Conventional  electrical  network  cable  with  a  core  conductor  of 
  copper  (or  aluminium!) 
 
  Opposed  to  {light  pipe}  or  say  a  short-range  microwave  link. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (1994-11-30) 
 
 
 
  From  Elements  database  20001107  [elements]: 
 
  copper 
  Symbol:  Cu 
  Atomic  number:  29 
  Atomic  weight:  63.54 
  Red-brown  transition  element.  Known  by  the  Romans  as  'cuprum.'  Extracted 
  and  used  for  thousands  of  years.  Malleable,  ductile  and  an  excellent 
  conductor  of  heat  and  electricity.  When  in  moist  conditions,  a  greenish 
  layer  forms  on  the  outside. 
 
 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Copper 
  derived  from  the  Greek  kupros  (the  island  of  Cyprus),  called 
  "Cyprian  brass,"  occurs  only  in  the  Authorized  Version  in  Ezra 
  8:27.  Elsewhere  the  Hebrew  word  nehosheth  is  improperly 
  rendered  "brass,"  and  sometimes  steel"  (2  Sam.  22:35;  Jer. 
  15:12).  The  "bow  of  steel"  (Job  20:24;  Ps  18:34)  should  have 
  been  "bow  of  copper"  (or  "brass,"  as  in  the  R.V.).  The  vessels 
  of  "fine  copper"  of  Ezra  8:27  were  probably  similar  to  those  of 
  "bright  brass"  mentioned  in  1  Kings  7:45;  Dan.  10:6. 
 
  Tubal-cain  was  the  first  artificer  in  brass  and  iron  (Gen. 
  4:22).  Hiram  was  noted  as  a  worker  in  brass  (1  Kings  7:14). 
  Copper  abounded  in  Palestine  (Deut.  8:9;  Isa.  60:17;  1  Chr. 
  22:3,  14).  All  sorts  of  vessels  in  the  tabernacle  and  the  temple 
  were  made  of  it  (Lev.  6:28;  Num.  16:39;  2  Chr.  4:16;  Ezra  8:27); 
  also  weapons  of  war  (1  Sam.  17:5,  6,  38;  2  Sam.  21:16).  Iron  is 
  mentioned  only  four  times  (Gen.  4:22;  Lev.  26:19;  Num.  31:22; 
  35:16)  in  the  first  four  books  of  Moses,  while  copper  (rendered 
  "brass")  is  mentioned  forty  times.  (See  {BRASS}.) 
 
  We  find  mention  of  Alexander  (q.v.),  a  coppersmith"  of 
  Ephesus  (2  Tim.  4:14). 
 




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