nickel oor Afrikaans

nickel

/ˈnɪk.əl/, /ˈnɪkl/ werkwoord, naamwoord

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

nikkel

naamwoord

element

Nickel

eienaam

A patronymic surname.

voorbeelde

That meant hard work in an open-pit nickel mine.
Dit het harde werk in ’n oopgroefnikkelmyn beteken.

“This is very unusual,” says researcher Michael Nickel, since the sponge “has no nervous system.”
“Dit is baie ongewoon”, sê navorser Michael Nickel, omdat die spons “nie ’n senuweestelsel het nie”.

When heavy metals, such as nickel, lead, zinc, and cadmium, contaminate the soil, the ground becomes dangerous and unusable.
Wanneer swaar metale, soos nikkel, lood, sink en kadmium, die grond besoedel, word die grond gevaarlik en onbruikbaar.

Precious metals: Cobalt, nickel, copper, ruthenium, and germanium are all available—at favorable prices—in Estonia, which has become one of the smuggling capitals of the world.
Edelmetale: Kobalt, nikkel, koper, rutenium en germanium is almal beskikbaar—teen goeie pryse—in Estland, wat een van die vernaamste sentrums van smokkelary in die wêreld geword het.

In the summer of 1953, work in the nickel mine came to a standstill for two weeks.
In die somer van 1953 het werk in die nikkelmyn twee weke lank tot stilstand gekom.

The work, mostly in the open-pit nickel mine, was exhausting, and the little food we received was inferior.
Die werk, meestal in die oop nikkelmyn, was uitputtend, en die bietjie kos wat ons gekry het, was nie voedsaam nie.

The plates were nickeled for durability
Die plate is vernikkel om hulle sterker te maak

Monel Metal is a nickel-copper alloy of high tensile strength, resistant to corrosion.
Monelmetaal is ’n nikkelkoperallooimetaal wat baie buigbaar is en nie roes nie.

nickel Ni 28
nikkel Ni 28

When other elements—such as manganese, molybdenum, nickel, vanadium, silicon, lead, chromium, boron, tungsten, or sulfur—are mixed in, steel becomes not just hard or soft but strong, tough, ductile, corrosion resistant, machinable, flexible, magnetic, nonmagnetic—and the list goes on.
Wanneer ander elemente—soos mangaan, molibdeen, nikkel, vanadium, silikon, lood, chroom, boor, wolfram of swael—bygevoeg word, word die staal nie net hard of sag nie, maar ook sterk, taai, smeebaar, roesbestand, verwerkbaar, buigbaar, magneties, niemagneties—en die lys gaan aan.

At Nikel and Monchegorsk on the Kola Peninsula, north of the Arctic Circle, “two of the world’s biggest and most antiquated nickel smelters . . . spew more heavy metals and sulfur dioxide into the air each year than any other such factories in Russia.”—The New York Times.
In Nikel en Montsjegorsk op die Kola-skiereiland, noord van die Noordpoolsirkel, “laat twee van die wêreld se grootste en mees verouderde nikkelsmelterye . . . elke jaar meer swaar metale en swaweldioksied in die lug vry as enige ander soortgelyke fabriek in Rusland”.—The New York Times.

Images of nickel atoms (top) and platinum atoms
Beelde van nikkelatome (bo) en platinumatome

This ten-foot-long [3 m] and three-foot-wide [1 m] object weighs some 16 tons and consists of 90 percent iron, about 9 percent nickel, and small portions of cobalt, copper, sulfur, and phosphorus.
Dit weeg ongeveer 16 ton, is drie meter lank en een meter breed en bestaan uit 90 persent yster, ongeveer 9 persent nikkel en klein hoeveelhede kobalt, koper, swael en fosfor.