Invar


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Invar /ˈɪnvɑː/
noun trademark an alloy of iron and nickel with a negligible coefficient of expansion, used in clocks and watches.
– origin early 20th cent.: abbrev. of invariable.
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