Amalgam
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈmæl.ɡəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amalgam is a noun meaning (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
Meaning
(metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
More Meanings
- A combination of different things.
- One of the ingredients in an alloy.
- (dentistry) An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.
- (ambitransitive, archaic) To amalgamate (something) with a thing.
Example Sentences
gold t’amalgam with some six of mercury
A church where spirit, pain, and joy formed a holy amalgam and were righteously acknowledged out loud.
This was the Ambergate, Nottingham & Boston & Eastern Junction Railway, an amalgam of a number of separate schemes put forward in 1845, which secured its Act on July 16, 1846.
[…] nor must we overlook, in quite recent times, the ingenious "Dukedog", a little 4-4-0 (officially 90XX class) whose Victorian lineaments arise from an economical amalgam of obsolete "Duke" and "Bulldog" components.
Word Forms
- amalgams
- amalgaming
- amalgamed
Synonyms for amalgam
Depending on context, synonyms include alloy, blend, combo, compound, conglomerate, mixture.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alkaline, fusion, bonding, patchwork, construct, mix.
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