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• Chemical element: Cu (Atomic Number: 29)
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English

Etymology

From the Latin Cyprius, referring to the the island of Cyprus, a source of good copper.

Pronunciation

• kŏp'ə(r), /ˈkɒpə(r)/, /"kQp@(r)/

  Rhymes: -ɒpə(r)

Noun

copper (uncountable and countable; plural: coppers )

1. (uncountable) a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity , symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.
2. (countable) a thing made of copper.
3. The reddish -brown colour/color of copper.
4. (countable) A copper coin.
5. (obsolete/archaic?, UK?, Australia?) A large pot used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire.

   Mum would heat the water in a copper in the kitchen and transfer it to the tin bath.

   I explain that socks can't be boiled up in the copper with the sheets and towels or they shrink.

6. (British, Australia; slang) A policeman.

Synonyms

• (policeman): bobby, cop, rozzer

Translations

chemical element

something made of copper

colour/color of copper

copper coin

large pot for hot water

(slang) a policeman

Adjective

copper (

1. Made of copper.
2. Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

Synonyms

• (made of copper):
• (having the colour/color of copper): coppery

Translations

made of copper

having the colour/color of copper

Related terms

• cop
• copper-bottomed
• copper-coloured , copper-colored
• coppery

See also

• Wikipedia article on copper
• Wiktionary list of colours

External links

• For more information refer to:

http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/cu.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)