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Definitions for Nickel

[1] Chemistry . a hard, silvery-white, ductile and malleable metallic element, allied to iron and cobalt, not readily oxidized: used chiefly in alloys, in electroplating, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis. Symbol : Ni; atomic weight : 58.71; atomic number : 28; specific gravity : 8.9 at 20°C.
[2] a cupronickel coin of the U.S., the 20th part of a dollar, equal to five cents.
[3] a nickel coin of Canada, the 20th part of a dollar, equal to five cents.
[4] to cover or coat with nickel; nickel-plate.
[5] Slang . costing or worth five dollars: a nickel bag of heroin.
[6] a malleable ductile silvery-white metallic element that is strong and corrosion-resistant, occurring principally in pentlandite and niccolite: used in alloys, esp in toughening steel, in electroplating, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis. Symbol: Ni; atomic no: 28; atomic wt: 58.6934; valency: 0, 1, 2, or 3; relative density: 8.902; melting pt: 1455°C; boiling pt: 2914°C
[7] a US and Canadian coin and monetary unit worth five cents
[8] (tr) to plate with nickel

Words related to Nickel

quarters, silver, copper, pennies, nickels, dimes, layer, scale, enamel, overlay, laminate, cover, flake, gild, foil, face, stratify, bronze, platinize, anodize

Words nearby Nickel

nicht, nicht wahr, nicias, nick, nick-nack, nickel, nickel acetate, nickel belt, nickel bloom, nickel carbonyl, nickel centre

Origin of Nickel

1745–55; < Swedish, abstracted from kopparnickel < German Kupfernickel niccolite, literally, copper demon (so called because though looking like copper it yielded none); Nickel demon, special use of short form of Nikolaus proper name. Cf. Old Nick, pumpernickel

Word origin for Nickel

C18: shortened form of German Kupfernickel niccolite , literally: copper demon, so called by miners because it was mistakenly thought to contain copper

Synonyms for Nickel

coins, copper, dimes, nickels, pennies, quarters, silver, chicken feed, pin money, pocket money, spending money