Permalloy
[ purm-al-oi, pur-muh-loi ]
/ ˌpɜrmˈæl ɔɪ, ˈpɜr məˌlɔɪ /
Trademark.
a brand name for any of a class of alloys of high magnetic permeability, containing from 30 to 90 percent nickel.
Origin of Permalloy
First recorded in 1920–25;
perm(anent) +
alloy
British Dictionary definitions for permalloy
permalloy
/ (pɜːmˈælɔɪ) /
noun
any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45–80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum
Word Origin for permalloy
C20: from
perm (
eability) +
alloy