Associations to the word «Invar»

Wiktionary

INVAR, noun. An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low coefficient of expansion.

Dictionary definition

INVAR, noun. An alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion; used in tuning forks and measuring tapes and other instruments.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis