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noun
The innermost layers or core of the Earth, composed chiefly of nickel and iron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Alternative form of NiFe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
Rechargeable battery with nickel and iron electrodes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, uncountable
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History
Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).
From translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).
Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron).
