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

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