different between crucible vs smelter

crucible

English

Etymology

From Latin crucibulum (night-lamp, metallurgic melting-pot), apparently a derivative of crux (cross), perhaps by analogy to th?ribulum (censer) and suffix -bulum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?k?u?.s?.b?l/

Noun

crucible (plural crucibles)

  1. (chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.
  2. A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.
  3. The bottom and hottest part of a blast furnace; the hearth.
  4. (figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.
    Coordinate term: trial by fire

Translations

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smelter

English

Etymology

smelt +? -er

Noun

smelter (plural smelters)

  1. A person employed to do smelting.
    He works as a smelter.
  2. A machine used to smelt metal.
    Throw the scrap in the smelter so we can melt it down and reuse it.
  3. A place where smelting is done.
    We'll take the scrap to the smelter and get some money for it.

Translations

Anagrams

  • melters, remelts, resmelt

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

smelter

  1. present tense of smelte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

smelter

  1. present of smelta

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