The Collaborative International Dictionary
Billon \Bil`lon"\, n. [F. Cf. Billet a stick.] An alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper or other base metal, used in coinage.
Wiktionary
Etymology 2 n. Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that is used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc.
Wikipedia
Billon is an alloy of a precious metal (most commonly silver, but also mercury) with a majority base metal content (such as copper). It is used chiefly for making coins, medals, and token coins.
The word comes from the French bille, which means "log".
Billon may refer to:
- Billon (alloy), a metal alloy containing mostly copper or bronze with small quantity of silver.
- Billon standard, a digital blockchain cash standard
Usage examples of "billon".
Sign over your complete bank accounts, including the Swiss, half a billon or so.
Outsider was gone, vanished into the heart into the hidden subconscious of a billon linked minds.
A single force, but a thinking and conscious force of which the trees, the beasts, the flowers, germs and man and everything living are parts, just as the billons of living cells in a man are parts of him.
Outsider was gone, vanished into the heart into the hidden subconscious of a billon linked minds.
Even though billons of dollars are being spent, and hundreds of people are trying all around the world.