Copper

Word COPPER
Character 6
Hyphenation cop per
Pronunciations /ˈkɔp.ə/

Definitions and meanings of "Copper"

What do we mean by copper?

A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.

The reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.

Any of various lycaenid butterflies with copper-coloured upperwings, especially those of the genera Lycaena and Paralucia.

The term Copper was the original, unshortened word, originally used in Britain to mean "someone who captures". (In British English the term Cop is recorded (Shorter Oxford Dictionary) in the sense of 'To Capture' from 1704, derived from the Latin 'Capere' via the Old French 'Caper'). The common myth is that it's a term referring to the police officer's buttons which are made of copper. Urban Dictionary

Term used by gangsters in the 20's and 30's for a police officer. Urban Dictionary

A slang term used for police officers. see also pig,50 the term "coppers" can be traced back tot he early 19th century in new york city when the first police force consisting of an 8 men unarmed patrol unit wore on their shirt an 8 point copper badge to distinguish themselves as officers of the law. as a result the general public started calling them coppers Urban Dictionary

(Mainly Brit.) A term used for spare or loose change. Urban Dictionary

Term used for police officers in the 20's and 30's because of the copper buttons they used to have on their uniforms Urban Dictionary

A cop, pig, policeman, etc, given to eating large amounts of donuts and harrassing speeders and citizens passing by. Restraurant owners put up with them due to fear of retribution; however they are avoided at all costs by others. The IQ of coppers is limited by law, because they must not realize just how stupid they are or they may quit.......and thus the world would turn to decadence ad infinitum......or would it?? Urban Dictionary

Copper: short for cop which refers to a police officer who enforces the law. Urban Dictionary

Copper is an annoying dick head with a dick so small you need a magnifying glass to see it. Urban Dictionary

Collecting together money from your pockets, bag, around the house or down the back of the settee. Usually collected together to buy some small item like a pint of milk or a loaf of sliced bread. Therefore all the pennies and small change in copper will have an inordinate value. May be used as a slightly offensive word if you have a group of people pooling all their money to buy a cheap bottle of wine between them or some similar object of desire. Urban Dictionary

A disease that makes it harder people to type correctly without making spelling mistakes Urban Dictionary

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The word "copper" in example sentences

The stills are generally made of naked copper; the acid works upon that metal, and forms with it the _acetate of copper_, or verdigrise, part of which passes with the whiskey. ❋ Anthony Boucherie (N/A)

Meanwhile the master of the house presents himself with a disturbed and gloomy countenance, and doubts much whether we can have any dinner to-day, because no one will sell anything, either for copper or silver; moreover hints darkly that they expect a _copper pronuniciamiento_ to-morrow; and observes that the shops are shut up. ❋ Frances Calder��n De La Barca (1843)

Precisely; and those which we prepared by dissolving copper in nitric acid, _nitrat of copper_, and so on. ❋ Unknown (1813)

I shall not enter into examination of the prices for which he now proposes to sell his half-pence or what he calls his copper, by the pound; I have said enough of it in my former letter, and it hath likewise been considered by others. ❋ George Saintsbury (1889)

In the short term copper prices may drift lower as growth slows in America and Europe. ❋ Unknown (2011)

43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ( "NI 43-101"), and does not comply with that standard; nor does the term copper equivalent grade comply with that standard. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Queller Washlady quarter (lot #1906), in copper, is NGC certified ‘Proof-66′ with both ‘Cameo’ and [Original] ‘Red’ [Color] designations. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If Vale concludes the purchase of Metorex, it will inch closer to its long-term copper production target of one million metric tons a year. ❋ Devon Maylie (2011)

Part of the reason for the strong imports in November and December was that long-term copper supply contracts are typically fulfilled toward the year-end. ❋ Chuin-Wei Yap (2012)

In the U.S., a significant portion of telecommunications traffic still flows over thin copper wires. ❋ Unknown (2010)

About cleaning barrels there are lots of good products but keep in mind what works best on plastic in a shotgun barrel may not be the best thing to remove copper from a rifle barrel. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The rally in copper futures slowed after the release of August U.S. new-home sales data, which were pegged higher but came in flat compared with July. ❋ Tatyana Shumsky (2010)

With more money, and the knowledge that copper is still playing a huge role [...] ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reuters Moves in copper futures are often correlated with the outlook for global industrial production. ❋ Tatyana Shumsky (2010)

She looked up at the man, noticing for the first time the hole where his 'port had been - it was sewn shut with thin copper wire, strung with colored glass beads. ❋ Mllelaurel (2009)

So now I have a quartz point simply cage-wrapped in copper wire, on a handspun silk cord. ❋ Kythryne (2009)

This is the market that Clear is trying to capture - the regional metro area market where they can deploy equipment and develop a subscriber base; and then when the technology gets refined, crank up the bandwidth to something that DSL and cable just can't do because of limitations of their technology - thin copper phone wire, or sharing your datastream with 300 channels of video in the same coaxial RG-6 wire. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These [bloddy] [coppers] are everywhere in [this town] ! ❋ Swaggytheo (2016)

[Meh], ya [aint] gonna [get me] copper, see. ❋ Sarcha The Prophet (2005)

[goddamn] yo, yesterday i got pulled over by the copper for driving without my [headlights] [turned on] ❋ Juan Gil (2005)

Oi Bob, you got any [coppers], I need to [buy a] pack of [crisps]. ❋ Miljan Glenny (2008)

[Stop] [talkin] like what copper. ❋ Mikey Bo (2005)

The copper was so fat and stupid that I just [doubled] [back on] him and proceeded to [drive] home. ❋ Lucubration (2003)

criminal getting away: "Hey copper what is [a penny] made out of?" [Cop]:"[Uhhh], I dont know bacon?" ❋ Nympseud (2009)

copper [bought] [a dick] [extension]. ❋ Jeffy The Boss (2018)

[Peter Stringfellow] (The king of strip clubs) said recently 'The worst customers we have in here are groups of women (hen parties). They are always [coppering] together to buy one [male stripper] between them'. ❋ Salina111 (2010)

"did [yuo] see taht new movie taht [camr] out [todat]" "seeing your message it looks like you are suffering from copperitis" ❋ Gonzalo_kebab (2021)

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