Definition
An ancient alloy of gold and silver that was highly valued in classical antiquity for making coins, jewelry, and decorative objects.
Etymology
From Greek 'chrysos' (gold) + 'elektron' (amber, but also an alloy). The Romans treasured this naturally occurring mixture that simplified precious metal working.
Kelly Says
Chryselectrum was the accidental jackpot of ancient metallurgy—when gold deposits naturally contained silver, craftsmen got a bonus material that was easier to work with than pure gold!
Translations
ARالعربية
خزف ذهبي
khazif-dhahabi
BNবাংলা
সোনার-পিতল
sone-r-pitol
CACatalà
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
CSČeština
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
DADansk
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
DEDeutsch
Chrysoelektrum
kriso-e-lek-trum
ELΕλληνικά
χρυσελεκτρουμ
hri-se-lek-troo-m
ESEspañol
crisoelectrum
kriso-e-lek-trum
FAفارسی
طلای-فلز
tolai-falaaz
FISuomi
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
FRFrançais
chryselectrum
kris-el-ek-trum
GUGU
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
HAHA
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
HEעברית
זהב-פלדה
zehav-plada
HIहिन्दी
स्वर्ण-सफेद
swarna-safed
HUMagyar
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
IDBahasa Indonesia
krisoelectrum
kriso-e-lek-trum
IGIG
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
ITItaliano
crisoelectrum
kriso-e-lek-trum
KKKK
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
KMKM
Chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
MRMR
च Chryselectrum
chri-se-lek-trum
MSBahasa Melayu
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ-တံ
shwe-tan
NLNederlands
chryselectrum
kris-el-ek-trum
NONorsk
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
PAPA
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
PLPolski
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
PTPortuguês
crisoelectrum
kriso-e-lek-trum
RORomână
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
RUРусский
хризоэлектрум
hriz-o-e-lek-trum
SVSvenska
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
SWKiswahili
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
TAதமிழ்
தங்க-வெள்ளி
thanga-vellli
TEతెలుగు
వెండి-గోధుమ
vendi-godhuma
TLTL
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
TRTürkçe
chrysoelectrum
kris-o-e-lek-trum
UKУкраїнська
хризоелектром
hriz-oe-lektrom
URاردو
سونا-پیتل
suna-pitl
VITiếng Việt
kim loại vàng
kim-loai-vang
YOYO
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum
ZUZU
chryselectrum
kris-e-lek-trum