The ring is not literally made of brass, and has typically been made in various alloys of gold, platinum, or stainless steel (" The Stainless Steel Rat"). Among other reasons the beaver was chosen as mascot (and therefore for the front bezel of the ring) because it is an American animal, and considered to be "the engineer of the animal world". The phrase "Brass Rat" is derived from the alleged resemblance of the gold (hence brass-like appearance) beaver to a rat. On earlier versions, the Great Dome and Building 10 facade were featured on each shank, with "MIT" under it on one side and the class year on the other. An MIT campus map and the student's name are engraved on the inner surface. The side surfaces of the current ring design show the Boston and Cambridge skylines. The class ring has three main sections: the bezel, containing MIT's mascot, the beaver the MIT seal (seal shank) and the class year (class shank). The ring is redesigned each year by a committee of MIT students. Massachusetts Institute of Technology's class ring, often called the Brass Rat, is a commemorative ring for the graduating class of students at MIT. Alloy of copper and zinc, important for its hardness and workability.Commemorative ring for the graduating students Angola's ruling party was due to get down to brass tacks today with a debate on the party's record. The instrument is beautifully made in brass a family of copper/zinc alloys The brass is the section of an orchestra which consists of brass wind instruments such as trumpets and horns the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments An alloy made primarily of copper and zinc with trace elements typicaly including silicon and iron Brass is a golden yellow and weathers to a green but is relatively corrosion resistant It can be very ductile but is often used to make castings See Brass and Bronze FAQ a memorial made of brass High-ranking officers – The family of instruments that includes instruments such as trumpet, trombone, and tuba A musical wind instrument of brass or other metal with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, as the trombone, tuba, French horn, and trumpet When "brass" is used in these 50 explanations however, it just means a combination of trumpets and trombones It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals A family of instruments, usually made of brass, in which sound is produced through the vibration of the lips The pitch is determined in part by the embouchure, but in most cases it is also affected by a mechanism to change the effective length of the tubing, such as valves or a slide A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the players lips to produce sound A brass plate engraved with a figure or device If you get down to brass tacks, you discuss the basic, most important facts of a situation. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments. tıngır sarı metal (Otomotiv) pirinç levha (Kimya) pirinç alaşım pirinçten yapılmış eşya cüret küstahlık yüzsüzlük category of musical instruments type of metal alloy which consists of zinc and copper copper (Cu) based alloy with zinc (Zn) as the main alloying element Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece a memorial made of brass an ornament or utensil made of brass an alloy of copper and zinc * An alloy of copper and zinc used tomake cartridge cases and bullet jackets Also, a common name for cases themselves a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece Brass includes: trumpet, trumbone, franch horn, and tuba An metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications an ornament or utensil made of brass Impudence A lawyer said to a troublesome witness, Why, man, you have brass enough in your head to make a teakettle ∺nd you, sir, replied the witness, have water enough in yours to fill it Sampson Brass A knavish attorney servile, affecting sympathy, but making his clients his lawful prey Dickens: Old Curiosity Shop a yellow alloy of copper and zinc Brass is a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. There was a brass quintet playing in the lobby of the hotel. Otelin lobisinde çalan beş kişilik bir bando vardı. The brass band members looked very happy. yüksek rutbeli subaylar pirinçten yapılmış nefesli çalgılar pirinçten yapılmış bandoĪskeri bando üyeleri çok mutlu görünüyordu. The five yuan coins are brass, and the ten yuan coins are made out of bronze.Īltın renk olarak pirinç madenine benzer.