Meaning of "nickel" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NICKEL

Shortened form of German Kupfernickelniccolite, literally: copper demon, so called by miners because it was mistakenly thought to contain copper.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NICKEL

nickel  [ˈnɪkəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NICKEL

Nickel is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb nickel in English.

WHAT DOES NICKEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nickel

Nickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile. Pure nickel shows a significant chemical activity that can be observed when nickel is powdered to maximize the exposed surface area on which reactions can occur, but larger pieces of the metal are slow to react with air at ambient conditions due to the formation of a protective oxide surface. Even then, nickel is reactive enough with oxygen that native nickel is rarely found on Earth's surface, being mostly confined to the interiors of larger nickel–iron meteorites that were protected from oxidation during their time in space. On Earth, such native nickel is always found in combination with iron, a reflection of those elements' origin as major end products of supernova nucleosynthesis. An iron–nickel mixture is thought to compose Earth's inner core. The use of nickel has been traced as far back as 3500 BC. Nickel was first isolated and classified as a chemical element in 1751 by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, who initially mistook its ore for a copper mineral.

Definition of nickel in the English dictionary

The first definition of nickel in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of nickel is a US and Canadian coin and monetary unit worth five cents. Nickel is also to plate with nickel.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NICKEL

PRESENT

Present

I nickel

you nickel

he/she/it nickels

we nickel

you nickel

they nickel

Present continuous

I am nickelling

you are nickelling

he/she/it is nickelling

we are nickelling

you are nickelling

they are nickelling

Present perfect

I have nickelled

you have nickelled

he/she/it has nickelled

we have nickelled

you have nickelled

they have nickelled

Present perfect continuous

I have been nickelling

you have been nickelling

he/she/it has been nickelling

we have been nickelling

you have been nickelling

they have been nickelling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I nickelled

you nickelled

he/she/it nickelled

we nickelled

you nickelled

they nickelled

Past continuous

I was nickelling

you were nickelling

he/she/it was nickelling

we were nickelling

you were nickelling

they were nickelling

Past perfect

I had nickelled

you had nickelled

he/she/it had nickelled

we had nickelled

you had nickelled

they had nickelled

Past perfect continuous

I had been nickelling

you had been nickelling

he/she/it had been nickelling

we had been nickelling

you had been nickelling

they had been nickelling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will nickel

you will nickel

he/she/it will nickel

we will nickel

you will nickel

they will nickel

Future continuous

I will be nickelling

you will be nickelling

he/she/it will be nickelling

we will be nickelling

you will be nickelling

they will be nickelling

Future perfect

I will have nickelled

you will have nickelled

he/she/it will have nickelled

we will have nickelled

you will have nickelled

they will have nickelled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been nickelling

you will have been nickelling

he/she/it will have been nickelling

we will have been nickelling

you will have been nickelling

they will have been nickelling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would nickel

you would nickel

he/she/it would nickel

we would nickel

you would nickel

they would nickel

Conditional continuous

I would be nickelling

you would be nickelling

he/she/it would be nickelling

we would be nickelling

you would be nickelling

they would be nickelling

Conditional perfect

I would have nickel

you would have nickel

he/she/it would have nickel

we would have nickel

you would have nickel

they would have nickel

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been nickelling

you would have been nickelling

he/she/it would have been nickelling

we would have been nickelling

you would have been nickelling

they would have been nickelling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you nickel
we let´s nickel
you nickel

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to nickel

Past participle

nickelled

Present Participle

nickelling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF NICKEL

Find out the translation of nickel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of nickel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nickel» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 镍
• Translator English - Spanish: níquel
• English: nickel
• Translator English - Hindi: निकल
• Translator English - Arabic: النيكل
• Translator English - Russian: никель
• Translator English - Portuguese: níquel
• Translator English - Bengali: নিকেল করা
• Translator English - French: nickel
• Translator English - Malay: Nikel
• Translator English - German: Nickel
• Translator English - Japanese: ニッケル
• Translator English - Korean: 니켈
• Translator English - Javanese: Nikel
• Translator English - Vietnamese: niken
• Translator English - Tamil: நிக்கல்
• Translator English - Marathi: निकेल
• Translator English - Turkish: nikel
• Translator English - Italian: nichel
• Translator English - Polish: nikiel
• Translator English - Ukrainian: нікель
• Translator English - Romanian: nichel
• Translator English - Greek: νικελίου
• Translator English - Afrikaans: nikkel
• Translator English - Swedish: nickel
• Translator English - Norwegian: nikkel

10 QUOTES WITH «NICKEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nickel.

1

Franklin Pierce Adams

What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.

2

Benigno Aquino III

The Philippines has vast minerals that are still untapped. It has one of the world's largest deposits of gold, nickel, copper and chromite. Through responsible mining, we intend to generate more revenues from the extraction of these resources.

3

Yogi Berra

A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.

4

Ruben Blades

They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel.

5

Paul Engle

I can still remember the feel in my hand of that most wonderful American coin ever minted, a nickel with a buffalo on one side and the head of an Indian on the other. That nickel was a daily proof of our country's past. Bring it back!

6

Ivan Glasenberg

When the opportunities come, we may not want to buy another nickel asset, but if something comes cheap enough, we're all about return on equity.

7

Jeff Greenfield

History doesn't turn on a dime; it turns on a plugged nickel.

8

Tom Hicks

If you take the approach that you want to scrape every last nickel off the table, that'll work one or two times, but after awhile, your reputation will precede you.

9

Bill Lee

I would change policy, bring back natural grass and nickel beer. Baseball is the belly-button of our society. Straighten out baseball, and you straighten out the rest of the world.

10

Phyllis McGinley

Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NICKEL»

Discover the use of nickel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nickel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Nickel

Describes the physical characteristics and properties of the element Nickel.

Aubrey Stimola, 2007

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

Nickel and Dimed reveals low-rent America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity -- a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate stratagems for survival.

Barbara Ehrenreich, 2010

Nickel

Describes the properties of the element nickel and covers its history, its alloys, places where it is found, and mining and refining. Also discusses chemical reactions.

Giles Sparrow, 2004

Nickel, Cobalt, and Their Alloys

This book is a comprehensive guide to the compositions, properties, processing, performance, and applications of nickel, cobalt, and their alloys.

Joseph R. Davis, 2000

Nickel Alloys

This book evaluates the latest developments in nickel alloys and high-alloy special stainless steels by material number, price, wear rate in corrosive media, mechanical and metallurgical characteristics, weldability, and resistance to ...

Ulrich Heubner, 2000

Welding Metallurgy and Weldability of Nickel-Base Alloys

Chapter coverage includes: Alloying additions, phase diagrams, and phase stability Solid-solution strengthened Ni-base alloys Precipitation strengthened Ni-base alloys Oxide dispersion strengthened alloys and nickel aluminides Repair ...

John C. Lippold, Samuel D. Kiser, John N. DuPont, 2011

Nickel: An Industry on the Brink of Expansion

Nnamdi Anyadike provides a thorough and insightful look into the dynamics and prospects of the nickel marketplace, addressing key issues for the industry as it emerges from the roller-coaster ride of price volatility which has characterized ...

Nnamdi Anyadike, 2002

Nickel and Chromium Plating

In this third edition the chapter dealing with engineering applications has been updated and expanded to include more information on electroforming and composite coatings, and engineering applications have been emphasised in the additions ...

J. K. Dennis, T. E. Such, 1993

Making Sense of Human Rights: Philosophical Reflections on ...

This fully revised and extended edition of James Nickel's classic study explains and defends the conception of human rights found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and subsequent human rights treaties.

James W. Nickel, 1987

Extractive Metallurgy of Nickel, Cobalt and Platinum Group ...

Nickel, cobalt and platinum group metals are key elements for materials processing.

Michael Moats, Venkoba Ramachandran, Timothy Robinson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NICKEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nickel is used in the context of the following news items.

Vale's Nickel IPO Chances Wane as Fires, Shutdowns Hurt Output

A fire in Canada, disruptions in Indonesia and shutdowns in Brazil and New Caledonia: it was tough getting nickel out of the ground last quarter ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

Traces of potentially harmful nickel and cadmium found in water …

Lo said nickel was less toxic in drinking water than in airborne concentrations, which could be cancer-causing, but the toxin could cause skin ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»

Vale's Q2 nickel output up 8.7% year-on-year

The company produced 67,100 tonnes of nickel from April to June 2015, against 61,700 tonnes in the corresponding period of 2014. «Metalbulletin.com, Jul 15»

Kid's Nickel Night Saturday at Tazewell Speedway

Tazewell Speedway rolls on with the 50th anniversary and another five star racing program is on tap during the annual Kid's Night on Saturday ... «Maryville Daily Times, Jul 15»

Nickel imports in China nab a massive increase

China's imports of refined nickel increased by a staggering 250% in June to 38,545 mt compared to 11,014 mt in June 2014. Quarter on quarter ... «Platts, Jul 15»

West of England P&I cautions on nickel ore liquefaction

The nickel ore carried by Maybulk's Alam Manis is believed to have liquefied amid stormy weather when the ship was about 225 nm southeast ... «IHS Maritime 360, Jul 15»

Historic train passes through area

SWANTON — Some headed down to the railroad tracks Wednesday by plan, while others happened to be there by chance when the Nickel ... «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»

From dye to nickel, life's an itch

These are the people with “skin sensitivity” - who suffer allergic reactions to products ranging from perfume to nickel coins and hair dye. «Independent Online, Jul 15»

Philippines – Liquefaction of Nickel Ore from Surigao

Earlier this month a supramax bulk carrier sailed for Lianyungang, China after loading a cargo of nickel ore at Surigao, Philippines. The nickel ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»

Cerro Matoso nickel production fell 9% in 2015

Cerro Matoso payable nickel production fell 9% in 2015 due to a reduction in average ore grades and a labour strike, South32 announced on ... «Metalbulletin.com, Jul 15»