electrum

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von electrum im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: (Jeoloji) elektrum; altın ve gümüş alaşımı; elektrum/kehribar; eskiden bulunan doğal bir çeşit altın ve gümüş alaşımı

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von electrum im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver
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.; German silver plate; Amber; German-silver plate; See German silver, under German; Natural or artificial alloy of gold with at least 20% silver, used to make the first known coins in the Western world. Most natural electrum also contains copper, iron, palladium, bismuth, and perhaps other metals. The colour varies from white-gold to brassy, depending on the percentages of the major constituents and copper. The first Western coinage, possibly begun by King Gyges of Lydia (7th century BC), consisted of irregular ingots of electrum bearing his stamp as a guarantee of negotiability at a predetermined value. See also coinage; An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients