legering — meaning in English
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English meaning
- alloy noun A metal made by melting and mixing two or more elements together, at least one of which is a metal.
- amalgamation noun The act of combining things into one, or the merger this produces.
- encampment noun A place where people are staying temporarily in tents or similar shelters, such as a camp for soldiers, refugees, or travelers.
Senses
legering is used for these senses in English:
- alloy A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
- amalgamation (specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially used in antiquity to extract gold and silver from ores.
- encampment (often, military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.
alloy — full definition
- noun A metal made by melting and mixing two or more elements together, at least one of which is a metal.
- verb To combine metals together, or to weaken something pure by mixing in something of lesser quality.
amalgamation — full definition
- noun The act of combining things into one, or the merger this produces.
- noun A single thing formed by blending others together, such as a mixture or alloy.
- noun (chemistry) A method, once used to obtain gold and silver from ore, in which a metal is mixed with mercury to form an alloy.
- noun The mixing of different ethnic or racial groups through marriage and children.
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