Nĭck'el, n.

n. [Sw. & Ger. nickel, abbreviated from Sw. kopparnickel, Ger. kupfernickel, copper nickel, copper of Nick, or Nicholas, a name given in derision, as it was thought to be a base ore of copper.] (Min.) A grayish-white metal of considerable luster, very malleable and ductile, occurring very generally in combination with arsenic, and found also in meteoric stones. It is used in coloring glass, and in various alloys, as in German silver.

Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc, usually called German silver.