alloy C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈælɔɪ/ UK /ˈælɔɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a metal made by combining two or more elements Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a metal made by combining... mixtureblendamalgamcompoundcomposite ↔ Opposites element Word family Related forms allyallay Common collocations nickel alloy Noun + noun Etymology AI details From French aloi ('alloy'), from Old French aloier ('to combine'), from Latin alligāre ('to bind to'), from ad- ('to') + ligāre ('to bind'). aloi Old French alligāre Latin ligāre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # alloy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈælɔɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈælɔɪ/ ## Meanings 1. a metal made by combining two or more elements ## Examples - Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. ## Synonyms - mixture - blend - amalgam - compound - composite ## Antonyms - element ## Related Forms - ally - allay ## Roots and Affixes - Root: aloi - Root: alligāre - Root: ligāre ## Etymology From French aloi ('alloy'), from Old French aloier ('to combine'), from Latin alligāre ('to bind to'), from ad- ('to') + ligāre ('to bind'). ## AI Etymology Alloy is from French aloi ('alloy'), from Old French aloier ('to combine'), from Latin alligāre ('to bind to'), from ad- ('to') + ligāre ('to bind'). In present-day use, it means a metal made by combining two or more elements. Related vocabulary includes ally and allay. ## Topics - Materials & Substances - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown