English Dictionary

gunmetal

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡʌnmɛt(ə)l/

名詞

可算名詞 歴史的 不可算名詞 未分類 限定用法

(historical) A type of bronze used for making cannons. / An alloy of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc, originally used for making guns.

日本語の意味

歴史的な意味では、大砲の製造に用いられていた合金、具体的には88%の銅、10%の錫、2%の亜鉛からなる青銅の一種を指す。

The museum's exhibit featured a cannon cast from gunmetal that dated back to the 17th century.

博物館の展示には、17世紀にさかのぼる大砲の鋳造用青銅で作られた大砲が展示されていた。

意味（1）

(historical) A type of bronze used for making cannons.

The beſt Guns are not made of malleable Metal, and cannot be made of pure Copper or Braß; but it is neceſſary to put in courſer Metals to make it run cloſer and ſounder, as Lead and Pot-metal. […] About 20l. of Lead is uſually put into 100l. of Pot-metal; but about 6l. is ſufficient to put into 100l. of Gun-metal.

意味（2）

An alloy of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc, originally used for making guns.

The pump [of the steam fire-engine], being at the forward end, was made of gun metal and was double acting, having eight brass suction-valves, four on each side, and four discharge valves, opening into the air vessels, to which a double discharge valve, having one opening on the inside and two on the outside, was attached for the purpose of using two lines of hose.

意味（3）

(also attributive) A dark grey or bluish-grey colour; gunmetal grey.

gunmetal:

gunmetals （ plural ）