alliage

French

Etymology

From Middle French alleage. Surface analysis allier +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ljaʒ/
(France)
(file)
IPA^(key): [ɛ̃n‿a.ljaʒ]

Noun

alliage m (plural alliages)

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

Related terms

allier

Further reading

“alliage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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