Difference between Copper and Cop

What is the difference between Copper and Cop?

Copper as a noun is a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol cu, and atomic number 29. while Cop as a noun is a police officer.

Copper

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29. Something made of copper. The reddish-brown colour/color of copper. A copper coin. A large pot used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire. A policeman.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Made of copper. Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To sheathe or coat with copper.

Example sentence: The coupling of aryl halides with copper at very high temperature is called the Ullmann reaction, which is of broad scope and has been used to prepare many symmetrical biaryls. However, when a mixture of two different aryl halides is used, there are three possible biaryl products.

Cop

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To capture, get hold of, take.to admit, especially to a crime.to receive, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A police officer.The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.The top, summit, especially of a hill.The head.

Example sentence: I've played a lot of cop parts.

We hope you now know whether to use Copper or Cop in your sentence.

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