phosphor bronze

1. 1.

   a corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears

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Questions about phosphor bronze

What does phosphor bronze mean?

phosphor bronze means "a corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears".

Is phosphor bronze a common word?

phosphor bronze is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.