The difference between Brass and Copper

When used as nouns, brass means a metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. a memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass, whereas copper means a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol cu, and atomic number 29.

When used as verbs, brass means to coat with brass, whereas copper means to sheathe or coat with copper.

When used as adjectives, brass means made of brass, of or pertaining to brass, whereas copper means made of copper.

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  1. Brass as a noun (uncountable):

    A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten Fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass

  2. Brass as a noun (countable, music):

    A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound.

  3. Brass as a noun:

    Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.

  4. Brass as a noun (uncountable):

    The colour of brass.

    Examples:

    "color paneC9AE5D"

  5. Brass as a noun (uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, military, metonym):

    High-ranking officers.

    Examples:

    "The brass are not going to like this."

    "The brass is not going to like this."

  6. Brass as a noun (uncountable, informal):

    A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.

    Examples:

    "You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that!"

  7. Brass as a noun (slang, dated):

    Money.

  8. Brass as a noun:

    Inferior composition.

  1. Brass as an adjective:

    Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.

  2. Brass as an adjective:

    Of the colour of brass.

  3. Brass as an adjective (informal):

    Impertinent, bold: brazen.

  4. Brass as an adjective (slang):

    Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.

  5. Brass as an adjective:

    Of inferior composition.

  1. Brass as a verb:

    to coat with brass

  1. Brass as a noun (uncountable, slang):

    Brass in pocket; money.

  2. Brass as a noun (countable, slang):

    A brass nail; a prostitute.

  1. Brass as an adjective (slang):

    Brass monkey; cold.

  1. Copper as a noun (uncountable):

    A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.

  2. Copper as a noun (countable):

    Something made of copper.

  3. Copper as a noun:

    The reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

    Examples:

    "color paneBB5836"

  4. Copper as a noun (countable):

    A copper coin.

  5. Copper as a noun (UK, AU, dated):

    A large pot, often used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire. In Australasia at least, it could also be a fixed installation made of copper, with a fire underneath and its own chimney. Generally made redundant by the advent of the washing machine.

    Examples:

    "Mum would heat the water in a copper in the kitchen and transfer it to the tin bath."

    "I explain that socks can’t be boiled up in the copper with the sheets and towels or they shrink."

  1. Copper as an adjective:

    Made of copper.

  2. Copper as an adjective:

    Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

  1. Copper as a verb:

    To sheathe or coat with copper.

  1. Copper as a noun (slang, law enforcement):

    A police officer.

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