"nife" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, in Das Antlitz der Erde, as a blend of translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron). Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Eduard Suess|in=1909|w=Eduard Suess}} Coined by Eduard Suess in 1909, {{blend|en|Ni|Fe|lang1=mul|nocap=1|pos1=nickel|pos2=iron}} blend of translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron), {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Eduard Suess (<span class="None" lang="und">1909) “Vierter Theil, Vierundzwanzigster Abschnitt: Die Tiefen”, in <cite>Das Antlitz der Erde</cite> (in German), volume 3.2, Wien: F. Tempsky, <small>→OCLC</small>, page 626:</span> 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). </span>|name=Suess1909}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nife (uncountable)
  1. (geology) The innermost layers or core of the Earth, composed chiefly of nickel and iron. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Nickel Related terms: KREEP Coordinate_terms: sial, sima
    Sense id: en-nife-en-noun-qcKlKR7h Disambiguation of Nickel: 90 10 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Nife, NiFe
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron) Etymology templates: {{com|en|Ni|Fe|lang1=mul|pos1=nickel|pos2=iron}} translingual Ni (nickel) + Fe (iron) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nife (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of NiFe Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: NiFe
    Sense id: en-nife-en-noun-EiqwW-F8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Nife, NiFe
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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