Definition of nickels Nickels

/nɪˈkʌlz/ - [nikulz] -

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Noun Plural: nickels
nickel - a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
		Ni, atomic number 28
		metallic element, metal any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
		garnierite a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel
		millerite a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel
		pentlandite a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel
		smaltite a grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel; an important source of cobalt and nickel
nickel - a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
nickel - five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin"
		nickel note
Verb nickels, nickelling, nickelled
nickel - plate with nickel; "nickel the plate"
		plate coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"

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nickel (Noun)
A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.
nickel (Noun)
A coin worth 5 cents.
nickel (Noun)
Five dollars.
nickel (Noun)
Five hundred dollars.
nickel (Noun)
Interstate 5, a highway that runs along the west coast of the United States.
nickel (Noun)
A playing card with the rank of five.
nickel (Noun)
A five-year prison sentence.
nickel (Verb)
To plate with nickel.

nickel (n.)
A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.6.
nickel (n.)
A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece.

nickel
A malleable ductile silvery-white metallic element that is strong and corrosion-resistant, occurring principally in pentlandite and niccolite: used in alloys, especially in toughening steel, in electroplating, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis.\n(Source: CED)

nickel
nik′el, n. a grayish-white metal related to cobalt, very malleable and ductile.—v.t. to plate with nickel.—ns. Nick′elage, Nick′elure, the art of nickel-plating.—adjs. Nick′elic, Nick′elous; Nickelif′erous, containing nickel.—ns. Nick′eline, Nic′colite, native nickel arsenide.—v.t. Nick′elise, to plate with nickel.—ns. Nick′el-plat′ing, the plating of metals with nickel; Nick′el-sil′ver, German silver (see German). [Sw. koppar-nickel (Ger. kupfernickel), koppar, copper, nickel, a word corresponding to Ger. nickel, the devil (cf. Cobalt and Kobold), or to Ice. hnikill, a lump.]

nickel
A metal; one of the elements; atomic weight, 58.8 ; equivalent, 29.4; valency, 2; specific gravity, 8.8. It is a conductor of electricity.
Relative resistance, annealed (Silver = 1),
8.285
Specific Resistance,
12.47
microhms.
Resistance of a wire
(a) 1 foot long, weighing 1 grain,
15.206
ohms.
(b) 1 foot long, 1/1000 inch thick,
74.963
"
(c) 1 meter long, weighing 1 gram,
1.060
"
(d) 1 meter long, 1 millimeter thick,
.1587
"
Resistance of a 1-inch cube,
4.907
microhms.
Electro-chemical equivalent, (Hydrogen = .0105)
.3087
mgs.
It is strongly paramagnetic, but loses this quality at 350º C. (662º F.)
It is important as a constituent of German silver, an alloy much used for resistance coils.

Nickel (chemical symbol Ni) is a magnetic transition metal. It has an atomic number of 28 and an atomic mass of about 59. Nickel has a silvery colour and can be highly polished. A nickel is also American currency. It is worth 5 American cents.