Meanings
nounsterrometal (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableAn alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and iron, used in making cannon.
No surprise is, therefore, felt when we are told that a tube of sterrometal is capable of resisting a pressure of 763 atmospheres, a tube of wrought-iron of similar size and form giving way under 267 atmospheres.
1863, The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science
Origin
Ancient Greek
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