See also: NiFe

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Etymology 1

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Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Ni (nickel) +‎ Fe (iron).[1]

Noun

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nife (uncountable)

  1. (geology) The innermost layers or core of the Earth, composed chiefly of nickel and iron.
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Etymology 2

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From translingual Ni (nickel) +‎ Fe (iron).

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nife (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of NiFe

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  1. ^ Eduard Suess (1909) “Vierter Theil, Vierundzwanzigster Abschnitt: Die Tiefen”, in Das Antlitz der Erde (in German), volume 3.2, Wien: F. Tempsky, →OCLC, page 626:
    Wir nehmen ferner drei Zonen oder Hüllen als maassgebend für die Beschaffenheit der Erde an, u. zw. die Barysphäre oder das Nife (Ni-Fe), ferner Sima (Si-Mg) und Sal (Si-Al). Diese Theilung unterscheidet sich von der Classification, die von hervorragenden americanischen Petrographen vorgeschlagen wurde, durch die Abtrennung der metallischen Barysphäre (Nife).
    We further assume the existence of three zones or envelopes as determining the structure of the earth, namely, the barysphere or the Nife (Ni-Fe), Sima (Si-Mg), and Sal (Si-Al). This division differs from the classification which has been proposed by distinguished American petrographers, in the separation of the metallic barysphere (Nife).

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Italian

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Etymology

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Blend of nichel +‎ ferro.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈni.fe/
  • Rhymes: -ife
  • Hyphenation: nì‧fe

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nife m (invariable)

  1. (geology) nife
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French nife.

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nife n (uncountable)

  1. barysphere

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