Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) An 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.
Use sterrometal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sterrometal means (obsolete) An alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and iron, used in making cannon..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.