alloy (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A less valuable metal mixed with a more valuable oneII. A mixture of different metalsIII. Evil regarded as a deduction from good • alloy (subs.): I. A less valuable metal mixed with a more valuable one: no exact equivalent: Phr.: copper is used as an a. of gold, *aurum aere Cyprio misceri et temperari solet: both silver and gold require a.s, *et aurum et argentum aliis metallis ad temperaturam egent. II. A mixture of different metals: tempĕrātĭo: the same bronze, the same alloy, idem aes, eadem temperatio, Cic. Acad. 2, 26, 85. Phr.: an alloy of gold and silver, electrum (acc. to Pliny composed of 4/5 gold and 1/5 silver): an alloy of zinc and copper (i. e. brass), ŏrĭchalcum (or aurichalcum): an alloy of copper and tin (i. e. bronze), aes, aeris, n.: an alloy of gold and bronze, subaeratum aurum, Pers. 5, 106. III. Evil regarded as a deduction from good: Phr.: joy without alloy, sincerum gaudium, Liv.: pleasure without alloy, sincera voluptas, Ov.: voluptas liquida puraque, Lucr.: liquida voluptas et libera, Cic.: v. to alloy (fin.).