1. Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures; [syn: chrome-nickel steel, Elinvar]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chrome-nickel steel
n 1: Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch
springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide
range of temperatures [syn: chrome-nickel steel,
Elinvar]