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Bronze
01
a reddish-brown alloy made primarily of copper combined with tin, and often small amounts of zinc, nickel, or other metals, to enhance strength and corrosion resistance
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Examples
Engineers selected phosphor bronze for the marine bearings because of its resistance to saltwater erosion.
02
a statue or any other artwork made of bronze
Examples
The city erected a bronze in the town square to honor its founding fathers.
bronze
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
bronzest
Comparative
bronzer
gradable
Examples
The sunset painted the sky with a soft bronze glow.
02
covered with or made of a reddish-brown metal named bronze
Examples
The statue stood tall on its bronze pedestal in the town square.
to bronze
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bronze
3rd person singular
bronzes
Present participle
bronzing
Past simple
bronzed
Past participle
bronzed
Examples
She bronzed beautifully after spending a week in the Caribbean.
02
to coat an object so that it has the color, sheen, or appearance of bronze
Examples
The metalworker bronzed the iron fence panels to give them an aged, classical look.
Lexical Tree
bronzy
bronze
