copper
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
Types & categories
- metal hypernym
- conductor hypernym
- blister copper hyponym
Parts & wholes
- bornite substance holonym
- chalcocite substance holonym
- chalcopyrite substance holonym
- cuprite substance holonym
- malachite substance holonym
- brass substance holonym
- bronze substance holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
coat with a layer of copper
Types & categories
- coat hypernym
Related & opposite
- copper derivation
Sense 3 noun
a copper penny
Types & categories
- penny hypernym
Sense 4 noun
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
Types & categories
- policeman hypernym
Related & opposite
- arrest derivation
- colloquialism domain usage
Sense 5 noun
a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
Types & categories
- reddish brown hypernym
Related & opposite
- coppery derivation
Sense 6 noun
any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
Types & categories
- lycaenid hypernym
- American copper hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Lycaena member holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | copper |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cupric |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | bornite |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | chalcocite |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | chalcopyrite |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | cuprite |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | malachite |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | brass |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | bronze |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | metal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | conductor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blister copper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | copper |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | coat |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | penny |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | arrest |
| 4 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | policeman |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | coppery |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | reddish brown |
| 6 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Lycaena |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | lycaenid |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | American copper |