Meanings
nounnickel silver (uncountable)
alternative nickel-silver
- uncountableA hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc and nickel used to make domestic silverware.
Synonyms: alpacca, argentone, German silver, maillechort
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc and nickel used to make domestic silverware.
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Translations
Catalan alpaca, argentan
- alpacaalloy
- argentanalloy
- plata alemanyaalloy
Czech alpaka
- alpakaalloy
Danish nysølv
- nysølvalloy
Finnish alpakka, uushopea
- alpakkaalloy
- uushopeaalloy
French maillechort, argentan
- maillechortalloy
- argentanalloy
German Neusilber
- Neusilberalloy
Greek νεάργυρος
- νεάργυρος (neárgyros)alloy
Hungarian alpakka
- alpakkaalloy
Italian argentone, alpacca
- argentonealloy
- alpaccaalloy
Japanese 洋銀
- 洋銀 (yōgin)alloy
Korean 양은, 양백
- 양은 (yang'eun)alloy
- 양백 (yangbaek)alloy
Polish alpaka, argentan
- alpakaalloy
- argentanalloy
Portuguese alpaca
- alpacaalloy
Russian мельхио́р, нейзи́льбер
- мельхио́р (melʹxiór)alloy
- нейзи́льбер (nɛjzílʹber)alloy
Slovak alpaka
- alpakaalloy
Spanish metal blanco, alpaca
- metal blancoalloy
- alpacaalloy
Swedish nysilver
- nysilveralloy
Thai เงินนิกเกิล
- เงินนิกเกิลalloy
Turkish fakfon
- fakfonalloy
Cite this entry
APA
nickel silver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nickel%20silver
MLA
“nickel silver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nickel%20silver. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nickel silver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nickel%20silver.
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