noun an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient.
— synonyms: constantan
noun a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean.
Examples
“1821: Eureka! I have found it! What I mean / To say is, not that love is idleness, / But that in love such idleness has been / An accessory, as I have cause to guess. — Byron, Don Juan, 1821”