Crossword-Solution: PLATINOID
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Platinoid | a. | Resembling platinum. |
| Platinoid | n. | An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards. |
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Certain metallic elements also have the same power; thus platinoid has a resistivity 30% greater than German silver, though it differs from it merely in containing a trace of tungsten.
The current through a platinoid resistance of about 31 ohms in a calorimeter containing 1500 grammes of water was regulated so that the potential difference on its terminals was equal to that of twenty Board of Trade Clark cells in series.
The _resistance_ usually consists of a suitable length of wire of high resistance (Iron, German Silver, or those alloys known as Platinoid, Eureka, Manganin, Beacon, &c., are most commonly used) wound in spirals on a frame, and is generally supplied adjustable (Fig.
The addition of a trace of tungsten to German silver, as in _platinoid_, also largely increases the resistance.
For cheap bells, therefore, there is a great temptation to use some other white metal, such as silver, german silver, platinoid, etc.