What does electrum mean?
Electrum means (obsolete) Amber..
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/ɪˈlɛktɹəm/ · noun
(obsolete) Amber..
Native gold almost always contains silver in amounts varying widely between 5 and 50 per cent. This natural alloy is known as electrum although in classical antiquity where the word originated it seems to have been used for an artificial alloy of the two metals.
A natural alloy containing more than 20 per cent silver is called electrum, and was regarded by the ancients as a different metal from gold.
Use electrum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Electrum means (obsolete) Amber..
Common synonyms include green gold.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Native gold almost always contains silver in amounts varying widely between 5 and 50 per cent. This natural alloy is known as electrum although in classical antiquity where the word originated it seems to have been used for an artificial alloy of the two metals.
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