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- Dictionarybrass/brɑːs/
noun
- 1. a yellow alloy of copper and zinc: "a brass plate on the door"
- 2. brass wind instruments (including trumpet, horn, and trombone) forming a band or a section of an orchestra: "the brass were consistently too loud"
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BRASS definition: 1. a bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc: 2. the group of brass instruments or players…. Learn more.
noun. ˈbras. Synonyms of brass. 1. : an alloy consisting essentially of copper and zinc in variable proportions. 2. a. : the brass instruments of an orchestra or band often used in plural. b. : a usually brass memorial tablet. c. : bright metal fittings, utensils, or ornaments. d. : empty cartridge shells. 3. : brazen self-assurance : gall. 4.
Attributed to Aert van Tricht, Limburg (Netherlands), c. 1500. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve different colours and mechanical, electrical, acoustic and chemical properties, [1] but copper typically has the larger proportion, generally 66% copper and 34% zinc.
A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc, usually 67 percent copper and 33 percent zinc. It sometimes includes small amounts of other metals. Brass is strong, ductile, and resistant to many forms of corrosion.
Brass, alloy of copper and zinc, of historical and enduring importance because of its hardness and workability. The earliest brass, called calamine brass, dates to Neolithic times; it was probably made by reduction of mixtures of zinc ores and copper ores.
brass. noun. /brɑːs/ /bræs/ Idioms. metal. [uncountable] a bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc; objects made of brass. solid brass fittings/door handles. a brass plate (= a sign outside a building giving the name and profession of the person who works there) to clean/polish the brass. candlesticks made of solid brass.
noun. us / bræs / uk / brɑːs / brass noun (METAL) Add to word list. C1 [ U ] a bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc: The door handles were made of brass. cla78/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. the brass C2 [ S ] the group of brass instruments or players in a band or orchestra: The brass seems to me to be too loud in this recording.
