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nickel

  • noun
  • nĭk'əl

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

Other meanings

  1. A coin worth 5 cents.

  2. Interstate 5, a highway that runs along the west coast of the United States.

Word history

From German "Nickel".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “nickel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.