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Invarnoun
an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments
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invarnoun
an alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low coefficient of expansion.
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Invar
Invar, also known generically as FeNi36 (64FeNi in the US), is a nickel–iron alloy notable for its uniquely low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE or α). The name Invar comes from the word invariable, referring to its relative lack of expansion or contraction with temperature changes.The discovery of the alloy was made in 1895 by Swiss physicist Charles Édouard Guillaume for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920. It enabled improvements in scientific instruments.
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There isn't any general term called "invar". However, in different contexts, it might stand for: 1. Invar is an alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in parts of clocks, watches, etc., for maintaining accuracy at varying temperatures. 2. In software engineering, "invar" might stand for "invariant", which refers to a condition that can be relied upon to be true during execution of a program, or during some portion of it. It is always good to consider the context to understand the correct meaning of a term like this.
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Invar
Invar, also known generically as FeNi36, is a nickel–iron alloy notable for its uniquely low coefficient of thermal expansion. The name, Invar, comes from the word invariable, referring to its lack of expansion or contraction with temperature changes. It was invented in 1896 by Swiss scientist Charles Édouard Guillaume. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 for this discovery, which enabled improvements in scientific instruments.
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The numerical value of INVAR in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
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The numerical value of INVAR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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