nickel

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈnɪk.əl/

Noun

uncountable Canada US countable broadly slang UK

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni. / (US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents. / (US, slang, by extension) Five dollars.

Japanese Meaning

鎳: 原子番号28、元素記号Niを持つ銀白色の金属（不可算名詞として用いられる） / 5セント硬貨: アメリカやカナダで使用される5セントの硬貨（可算名詞として用いられる） / アメリカのスラング: 拡張的に使用される場合、5ドルを意味する（可算名詞として用いられる）

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The alloy's strength increased after they added a small amount of nickel.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

合金に少量のニッケルを加えると、強度が増した。

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Sense（1）

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

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(US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.

Coordinate term: dime

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(US, slang, by extension) Five dollars.

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(US, slang, by extension) Five hundred dollars.

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(slang) A playing card with the rank of five

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(US, slang) A five-year prison sentence.

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(UK, WWII) An airborne propaganda leaflet.

Colonel Hazeltine still had trouble persuading air commanders to drop the nickels. Pilots profanely protested against risking their necks on such foolishness. But in the end 15,000,000 leaflets a week were being dropped on Sicily and Italy.

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nickels

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