Nichrome

[ nahy-krohm ]
/ ˈnaɪˌkroʊm /

Trademark.

a brand name for a nickel-base alloy, containing chromium and iron, having high electrical resistance and stability at high temperatures.

Example sentences from the Web for nichrome

  • Air became a high-resistance conductor comparable to nichrome wire, when and where the projector sent its microwaves.

    The Pirates of Ersatz |Murray Leinster

  • The only part of it that is at all difficult to get is the nichrome resistance wire.

    Common Science |Carleton W. Washburne

  • If nichrome wire were used, it would be 1/60th the length of copper for the same gauge, or 93 feet.

    Electricity for the farm |Frederick Irving Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for nichrome

Nichrome
/ (ˈnaɪkrəʊm) /

noun

trademark any of various alloys containing nickel, iron, and chromium, with smaller amounts of other components. It is used in electrical heating elements, furnaces, etc