Definition of Nickels. Meaning of Nickels. Synonyms of Nickels

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Definition of Nickels

Nickel
Nickel Nick"el, n. [G., fr. Sw. nickel, abbrev. from Sw. kopparnickel copper-nickel, a name given in derision, as it was thought to be a base ore of copper. The origin of the second part of the word is uncertain. Cf. Kupfer-nickel, Copper-nickel.] 1. (Chem.) A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.6. Note: On account of its permanence in air and inertness to oxidation, it is used in the smaller coins, for plating iron, brass, etc., for chemical apparatus, and in certain alloys, as german silver. It is magnetic, and is very frequently accompanied by cobalt, both being found in meteoric iron. 2. A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.] Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; -- usually called german silver; called also argentan.

Meaning of Nickels from wikipedia

- Nickels may refer to: Anna B. Nickels (1832-1917), American cactus collector Christa Nickels (born 1952), German politician Greg Nickels (born 1955), two-term...
- were minted from 99.9% nickel and nickels from 25 to 99.9% nickel Lacey, Anna (June 22, 2013). "A bad penny? New coins and nickel allergy". BBC Health Check...
- The Chicago World's Fair in 1933 issued wooden nickels as souvenirs, and the tradition of wooden nickels as tokens and souvenirs continues to the present...
- Head design had led to increasing use of nickels there. Good economic conditions and high demand for nickels for use in coin-operated devices caused the...
- carved 1913 nickels. More classic old hobo nickels were made from 1913-dated nickels than any other pre-1930s date. Many artists made hobo nickels in the 1910s...
- incarnation of Danger Danger. He take on the pseudonym "Kelly Nickels". In 1981, Nickels briefly joined metal band Virgin Steele. After that he joined...
- He left office on January 1, 2010. Nickels, the oldest of six siblings, was born in Chicago to Bob and Kathie Nickels. In 1961, his family moved to Seattle...
- piece went into production in October 1938. As nickel was a strategic war material during World War II, nickels coined from 1942 to 1945 were struck in a...
- Triple Nickel, Triple Nickels or Triple Nickles may refer to: 555th Engineer Brigade (United States), part of the U.S. Army's I Corps 555 Field Artillery...
- S. Coins, Krause Publications ISBN 978-1-4402-0650-4 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buffalo nickels. NGC Coin Encyclopedia for Buffalo Nickels...