brass

Noun
  1. An alloy of copper and zinc (synset 114741158)
    is a type of: copper-base alloy - any alloy whose principal component is copper
    subtypes:
    • alpha-beta brass, muntz metal, yellow metal - a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products
    • alpha brass - an alloy of brass and zinc; used mainly for cold working
    • bearing brass - a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing
    • cartridge brass - an alloy of copper and zinc (containing about 30% zinc) that is wrought into cartridges or tubing
    • gilding metal - a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded
    • high brass - brass with 35% zinc
    • latten - brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils
    • low brass - brass with 30% (or less) zinc
    • ormolu - brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
    • guinea gold, red brass - brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry
    substance holonym: atomic number 29, copper, cu - a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
  2. A wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece (synset 102895029)
    is a type of: wind, wind instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
    subtypes:
    • baritone, baritone horn - the second lowest brass wind instrument
    • bass horn, sousaphone, tuba - the lowest brass wind instrument
    • bugle - a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
    • clarion - a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
    • cornet, horn, trump, trumpet - a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
    • fluegelhorn, flugelhorn - a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
    • french horn, horn - a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
    • saxhorn - any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves
    • trombone - a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
    has: valve - device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone
    same as: brass instrument
  3. The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (synset 108181484)
    "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
    is a type of: body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
    subtypes:
    member holonym: advisory board, planning board - a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
    has: hierarchy, pecking order, power structure - the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
    is a part of: authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
    same as: administration, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization
  4. Impudent aggressiveness (synset 104845441)
    "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
    is a type of: aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising
    subtypes: audaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery
    same as: boldness, cheek, face, nerve
  5. An ornament or utensil made of brass (synset 102895545)
    is a type of: decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
  6. The section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments (synset 108234056)
    is a type of: section - a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
    subtypes: trumpet section - the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets
    same as: brass section
  7. A memorial made of brass (synset 102895442)
    is a type of: memorial, monument - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
    same as: memorial tablet, plaque

Other Searches