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Men and women whose early youth was shaped in the ordeal of the Great Depression showed the values formed in that crucible when tyranny threatened a world.
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Meaning of "crucible" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRUCIBLE

Corusible, from Medieval Latin crūcibulum night lamp, crucible, of uncertain origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRUCIBLE

crucible  [ˈkruːsɪbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRUCIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crucible is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRUCIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

crucible

Crucible

A crucible is a container that can withstand very high temperatures and is used for metal, glass, and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory processes. While crucibles historically were usually made from clay, they can be made from any material that withstands temperatures high enough to melt or otherwise alter its contents.

Definition of crucible in the English dictionary

The first definition of crucible in the dictionary is a vessel in which substances are heated to high temperatures. Other definition of crucible is the hearth at the bottom of a metallurgical furnace in which the metal collects. Crucible is also a severe trial or test.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRUCIBLE


coercible
kəʊˈɜːsɪbəl
conducible
kənˈdjuːsɪbəl
deducible
dɪˈdjuːsɪbəl
dispersible
dɪsˈpɜːsɪbəl
eversible
ɪˈvɜːsɪbəl
flexible
ˈflɛksɪbəl
immersible
ɪˈmɜːsɪbəl
introversible
ˌɪntrəˈvɜːsɪbəl
irreducible
ˌɪrɪˈdjuːsɪbəl
miscibility
ˈmɪsɪbəl
nonreversible
ˌnɒnrɪˈvɜːsɪbəl
ostensible
ɒˈstɛnsɪbəl
possible
ˈpɒsɪbəl
producible
prəˈdjuːsɪbəl
protrusible
prəˈtruːsɪbəl
reproducible
ˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪbəl
sensible
ˈsɛnsɪbəl
traducible
trəˈdjuːsɪbəl
unforcible
ʌnˈfɔːsɪbəl
unreproducible
ˌʌnˌriːprəˈdjuːsɪbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRUCIBLE

crucial
crucially
crucian
crucian carp
cruciate
cruciate ligament
cruciately
crucible steel
crucifer
cruciferous
crucified
crucifier
crucifies
crucifix
crucifixion
cruciform
cruciformly
crucify
Crucis
cruciverbal

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRUCIBLE

accessible
adducible
cognoscible
concupiscible
convincible
docible
fencible
forcible
immiscible
incoercible
inducible
invincible
irascible
irreproducible
marcescible
miscible
putrescible
reducible
the Crucible
vincible
vitrescible

Synonyms and antonyms of crucible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crucible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRUCIBLE

Find out the translation of crucible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crucible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crucible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坩埚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crisol
570 millions of speakers

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crucible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रूसिबल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوتقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тигель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cadinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কঠোর পরীক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

creuset
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tempayan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tiegel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

るつぼ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도가니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crucible
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thử thách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pota
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crogiuolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tygiel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тигель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

creuzet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χωνευτήρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kroesie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

degel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smeltedigel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crucible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRUCIBLE»

The term «crucible» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.418 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRUCIBLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crucible

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4 QUOTES WITH «CRUCIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crucible.
1
Bruce Babbitt
Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict.
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Steve Buyer
Men and women whose early youth was shaped in the ordeal of the Great Depression showed the values formed in that crucible when tyranny threatened a world.
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Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
When the Negro cries with pain from his deep hurt and lays his petition for elemental justice before the nation, he is calling upon the American people to kindle about that crucible of race relationships the fires of American faith.
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Geoffrey West
Cities are the crucible of civilization.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRUCIBLE»

Discover the use of crucible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crucible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts
The story of how the small community of Salem is stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice, culminating in a violent climax, is a savage attack on the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false ...
Arthur Miller, 2011
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The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy
The new edition of The Forge and the Crucible contains an updated appendix, in which Eliade lists works on Chinese alchemy published in the past few years. He also discusses the importance of alchemy in Newton's scientific evolution.
Mircea Eliade, 1978
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The Crucible - Arthur Miller
Filled with a fresh selection of essays about the play, the new edition of this invaluable literary guide offers students a wealth of commentary on Miller's classic drama. Book jacket.
Harold Bloom, 2008
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Crucible of Power: A History of U.S. Foreign Relations Since ...
This volume relies on the natural chronology of historical events to organize and narrate the story as the nation's leaders saw it.
Howard Jones, 2001
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American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century
Gerstle's capacity for revisionism, synthesis, and engaged writing reminds me of Richard Hofstadter, C. Van Woodword, and Warren Sussman. With this book, he enters their league.
Gary Gerstle, 2001
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The Sword and the Crucible: A History of the Metallurgy of ...
The results of the microscopic examination of over a hundred swords are used to tell the story of the making of swords from the first examples through the Middle Ages to the 16th century.
Alan Williams, 2012
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Petersburg, Crucible of Cultural Revolution
Katerina Clark focuses on the complex negotiations among the extraordinary environment of a revolution, the utopian striving of both politicians and intellectuals, the local culture system, and that broader environment, the arena of ...
Katerina Clark, 1995
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Constructing the Sexual Crucible: An Integration of Sexual ...
This book challenges the fundamental paradigms in sexual-marital therapies, and provides a fresh look at the nature of intimacy and the diverse barriers to eroticism in many marriages.
David Moris Schnarch, 1991
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The Way of the Crucible
The Way of the Crucible provides directions for a more advanced understanding of the mineral work — what some consider the true domain of Alchemy.
Robert Allen Bartlett, 2009
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Apocalypse Crucible: The Earth's Last Days: The Battle Continues
First Sergeant Samuel Adams and the 75th Army Rangers fight to hold Sanliurfa, Turkey, against enemy forces at the end of the world while his wife, Megan, struggles with the disappearance of her youngest son.
Mel Odom, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRUCIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crucible is used in the context of the following news items.
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Destiny How To: Year One Emblem and Moments of Triumph
If you're not into PvP and the Crucible by now, you probably never will be. But like or not, for Crucible Gladiator, you'll need to have toughed out ... «Twinfinite, Jul 15»
2
John McCrea on Cake's Asbury Park return
... who don't give a (damn) about you or your songs for years, and you hone your songs in the crucible of that live performance experience. «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
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Sea-kayaking along Scotland's wild west coast: an adventure in the …
That night we camp on Eilean Muinean, a tiny spit with 360-degree views around the crucible of Knoydart's wild crags, and push the mussels ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Barnsley cricketer bowled over at success of charity ball
TV antiques expert Charles Hanson, from Bargain Hunt, also attended and auctioned off lots including a Crucible World Snooker package, ... «The Star, Jul 15»
5
Controversy surrounds firing of Marines' female recruit battalion CO
The document describes a May 9 Crucible hump conducted by the battalion's Papa Company, which finished about a half mile behind a male ... «Marine Corps Times, Jul 15»
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Here's What Bungie Will Give 'Destiny's' Most Hardcore Players, But …
In order to get it, you'll need to beat both raids on hard mode, beat Skolas in the Prison of The Elders, win 100 crucible matches, collect all the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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Nichola McAuliffe on Maurice's Jubilee: From Penge to the Moscow …
... the acting company is second to none; it was a crucible for Stanislavsky, Meyerhold and Nemirovich-Danchenko; Olga Knipper and Chekhov ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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A Number (Young Vic)
... casting that mirrors the 2006 production at the Crucible in which Timothy West played opposite real-life son Samuel (the original production ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Jul 15»
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The Persistence of Litmags
Alaska Quarterly Review, its editor says, “continues to serve as a frontline crucible,” perhaps melting down obsolete infantry. And yet these ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
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Tabletop Review: The Lost Dungeons of Xon, Episode 1, The …
Besides The Crucible, backers of The Lost Dungeons of Xon currently have access to videos showing how to build the dungeons, sets of ... «diehard gamefan, Jul 15»

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