alliage

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French alleage. By surface analysis, allier +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ljaʒ/

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Noun

alliage m (plural alliages)

1. alloying (mixing elements to make an alloy)
2. alloy (metal that is a combination of two or more elements)
3. (by extension) alloy (metal of lesser value combined with a metal of greater value)
4. (figuratively) marriage, fusion, alloy, alloying (close union, mixture)

Related terms

• allier

Further reading

• “alliage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012