Bronze (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. Metallurgy.
    • any of various alloys consisting essentially of copper and tin, the tin content not exceeding 11 percent.
    • any of various other alloys having a large copper content.
  2. a metallic brownish color.
  3. a work of art, as a statue, statuette, bust, or medal, composed of bronze.
  4. a coin made of bronze, especially one from the Roman Empire.
verb (used with object), bronzed, bronz·ing.
  1. to give the appearance or color of bronze to.
  2. to make brown, as by exposure to the sun: The sun bronzed his face.
  3. Printing.
    • to apply a fine metallic powder to (the ink of a printed surface) in order to create a glossy effect.
    • to apply a fine metallic powder to (areas of a reproduction proof on acetate) in order to increase opacity.
adjective
  1. having the color bronze.
noun
    • any hard water-resistant alloy consisting of copper and smaller proportions of tin and sometimes zinc and lead
    • any similar copper alloy containing other elements in place of tin, such as aluminium bronze, beryllium bronze, etc
  2. a yellowish-brown colour or pigment
  3. a statue, medal, or other object made of bronze
  4. short for bronze medal
adjective
  1. made of or resembling bronze
  2. of a yellowish-brown colour
verb
  1. (esp of the skin) to make or become brown; tan
  2. to give the appearance of bronze to
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