Thanks for supporting us:

Your position: Wordmeanings.org > Words on letter A > Words starting with AM > Amalgam >

Amalgam word meaning and definition

Beside meaning and definition for word "amalgam", on this page you can find other interesting information too, like synonyms or related words. On bottom of the page we have fun area, like tarot cards, numerology for these Seven characters, how to write "amalgam" with bar codes or hand signs and more.. Table of Contents:

• Meaning and definition
• Synonyms for amalgam
• See also
• Related words or terms

 • Letter statistic
• Hand signs, morse code
• Tarot cards, numerology
• Other fun
 Do you like word(s) »amalgam«? WordMeaning blackboard for amalgam

Meaning and definition for "amalgam" word

[noun] a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
[noun] an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
-------------
\A*mal"gam\, n. [F. amalgame, prob. fr. L. malagma, Gr. ?, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. ? to make soft, fr. ? soft.] 1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc. Note: Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally. 2. A mixture or compound of different things. 3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver.
\A*mal"gam\, v. t. ? i. [Cf. F. amalgamer] To amalgamate. --Boyle. B. Jonson.

Synonyms for amalgam

dental amalgam

See also: alloy | combination | metal |

Related terms: admixture, alloy, alloyage, amalgamation, blend, combination, combo, commixture, composite, composition, compound, concoction, confection, ensemble, fusion, immixture, interfusion, intermixture, magma, mix, mixture, paste

The fun area, different aproach to word »amalgam«

Let's analyse "amalgam" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: MAGLAMA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1975 milliseconds. [info]

-
Morse code: .- -- .- .-.. --. .- --

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: amalgam: 1 + 1 + 1 = 3, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: amalgam: 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 7 + 1 + 4 = 21, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (3) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
G (1) 7 Chariot Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (2) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder

Search internet for "amalgam"

> Search images
> BING Search
> Google (Safe) Search
> Video search
> Translate: amalgam to Spanish
*Results in new window

Page generated in 0.0070 seconds.