Meanings
nounstainless steel (countable and uncountable, plural stainless steels)
plural stainless steels
- countableuncountableAny of a class of steels that resist corrosion; they are all alloys of iron, chromium, and carbon, and most also contain certain other elements as well (such as molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, or others).
Near-synonym: CRES (broadly synonymous)
2 more examples
Equally I can stand in a station like Lucerne in Switzerland, and watch with ill-concealed admiration the majestic entry of one of the latest Gotthard "Ae 6/6" electrics, packing 6,000 horsepower within its 60 ft. of length and 121 tons of weight, with its sleek dark green sides and handsome stainless steel bands and front wings.
1955 April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 261Lead is used as part of the tumbler’s vacuum insulation and is covered by a stainless steel layer that protects consumers from lead exposure, according to the Stanley cup manufacturer, Pacific Market International.
2024 January 26, Madeline Holcombe and Sandee LaMotte, “Stanley and other drink cups contain lead. Should you be worried?”, in CNNSynonyms: SS, stainless, inox, CRES[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of a class of steels that resist corrosion; they are all alloys of iron, chromium, and carbon, and most also contain certain other elements as well (such as molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, or others).
More synonyms by meaning
nounsteel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion
Similar
stainlesschromium steel
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Translations
Arabic فُولَاذ مُقَاوِم لِلصَّدَأ
- فُولَاذ مُقَاوِم لِلصَّدَأ (fūlāḏ muqāwim li-ṣ-ṣadaʔ)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Bengali মরিচারোধক ইস্পাত
- মরিচারোধক ইস্পাত (moricarōdhok iśpat)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Bulgarian неръждаема стомана, от неръждаваема стомана
- неръждаема стомана (nerăždaema stomana)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- от неръждаваема стомана (ot nerăždavaema stomana)made of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Catalan acer inoxidable
- acer inoxidablecorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Chinese Mandarin 不鏽鋼 /不锈钢, 不鏽鋼 /不锈钢
- 不鏽鋼 /不锈钢 (búxiùgāng)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- 不鏽鋼 /不锈钢 (búxiùgāng)made of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Czech nerez, nerezavějící ocel
- nerezcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- nerezavějící ocelcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Danish rustfrit stål
- rustfrit stålcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Dutch roestvrij staal, edelstaal
- roestvrij staalcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- edelstaalcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- roestvast staalcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- rvscorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Finnish ruostumaton teräs, ruostumaton
- ruostumaton teräscorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- ruostumatoncorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- rostericorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- ruostumaton teräs-made of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- rosterinenmade of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
French acier inoxydable, inox
- acier inoxydablecorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- inoxcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- d'acier inoxydablemade of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- en acier inoxydablemade of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- inoxmade of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
German Edelstahl
- Edelstahlcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Greek ανοξείδωτο ατσάλι, ανοξείδωτος χάλυβας
- ανοξείδωτο ατσάλι (anoxeídoto atsáli)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- ανοξείδωτος χάλυβας (anoxeídotos chályvas)made of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Hebrew פְּלָדַת אַלְחֶלֶד, נִירוֹסְטָה
- פְּלָדַת אַלְחֶלֶדcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- נִירוֹסְטָה (loanword)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Hungarian rozsdamentes acél
- rozsdamentes acélcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Icelandic ryðfrítt stál
- ryðfrítt stálcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Indonesian baja nirkarat
- baja nirkaratcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Irish cruach dhosmálta
- cruach dhosmáltacorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Italian acciaio inossidabile, acciaio inox
- acciaio inossidabilecorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- acciaio inoxcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- d'acciaio inossidabilemade of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- in acciaio inossidabilemade of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Japanese 不銹鋼, 不錆鋼
- 不銹鋼 (fushūkō)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- 不錆鋼 (fuseikō)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- ステンレス鋼 (sutenresu-kō)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- ステンレススチール (sutenresu-suchīru)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- ステンレス・スティール (sutenresu-sutīru)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- ステンレス (sutenresu)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- SUS (sasu)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Korean 불수강, 스테인리스강
- 불수강 (bulsugang)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- 스테인리스강 (seuteilliseugang)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- 스테인리스 스틸 (seuteinriseu seutil)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Malay keluli tahan karat
- keluli tahan karatcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Māori maitai waikurakore
- maitai waikurakorecorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Norwegian Bokmål rustfritt stål
- rustfritt stålcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Persian فولاد ضد زنگ, استیل
- فولاد ضد زنگ (fulâd-e zedd-e zang)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- استیل (estil)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- استیل (estil)made of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Polish stal nierdzewna, inox
- stal nierdzewnacorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- inoxcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- nierdzewnymade of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Portuguese aço inoxidável
- aço inoxidávelcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Russian нержаве́ющая сталь, нержаве́йка
- нержаве́ющая сталь (neržavéjuščaja stalʹ)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- нержаве́йка (neržavéjka)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
- из нержавеющей стали (iz neržavejuščej stali)made of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Slovak nehrdzavejúca oceľ, antikoro
- nehrdzavejúca oceľcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- antikorocorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Spanish acero inoxidable, de acero inoxidable
- acero inoxidablecorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- de acero inoxidablemade of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Swedish rostfritt stål, i rostfritt stål
- rostfritt stålcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- i rostfritt stålmade of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Thai เหล็กกล้าไร้สนิม
- เหล็กกล้าไร้สนิม (lèk-glâa-rái-sà-nǐm)corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Turkish paslanmaz çelik, paslanmaz çelik
- paslanmaz çelikcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- paslanmaz çelikmade of corrosion-free ferrous alloy; [made of] corrosion-free ferrous alloy
Vietnamese i-nốc
- i-nốccorrosion-free ferrous alloy
Welsh dur gloyw, dur di-staen
- dur gloywcorrosion-free ferrous alloy
- dur di-staencorrosion-free ferrous alloy
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