CONSTANTAN

constantan, Eureka

(noun) an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

constantan (countable and uncountable, plural constantans)

An alloy of copper and nickel whose resistivity is constant over a wide temperature range

Synonyms

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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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