FINENESS

Fineness

The fineness of a precious metal refers to the ratio of the primary metal to any additives or impurities traditionally expressed as parts per 1,000.

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fineness

Noun

  1. The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.
  2. The ratio of a ship's length to her beam.


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