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Meaning of "smelter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SMELTER

smelter  [ˈsmɛltə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMELTER

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conjunction
determiner
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Smelter 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 SMELTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

smelter

Smelting

Smelting is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore. This includes production of silver, iron, copper and other base metals from their ores. Smelting uses heat and a chemical reducing agent to decompose the ore, driving off other elements as gasses or slag and leaving just the metal behind. The reducing agent is commonly a source of carbon such as coke, or in earlier times charcoal. The carbon removes oxygen from the ore, leaving behind elemental metal. The carbon is thus oxidized in two stages, producing first carbon monoxide and then carbon dioxide. As most ores are impure, it is often necessary to use flux, such as limestone, to remove the accompanying rock gangue as slag. Plants for the electrolytic reduction of aluminium are also generally referred to as smelters. These do not melt aluminium oxide but instead dissolve it in aluminium fluoride. They normally use carbon electrodes, but novel smelter designs use electrodes that are not consumed in the process. The end product is molten aluminium.

Definition of smelter in the English dictionary

The definition of smelter in the dictionary is a person engaged in smelting. Other definition of smelter is Also called: smeltery,. an industrial plant in which smelting is carried out.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMELTER


backvelder
ˈbækˌfɛltə
belter
ˈbɛltə
delta
ˈdɛltə
felter
ˈfɛltə
helter-skelter
ˈhɛltəˈskɛltə
kelter
ˈkɛltə
pelta
ˈpɛltə
Shelta
ˈʃɛltə
shelter
ˈʃɛltə
skelter
ˈskɛltə
spelter
ˈspɛltə
swelter
ˈswɛltə
welter
ˈwɛltə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMELTER

smeech
smeek
smeeth
smegma
smell
smell a rat
smellier
smellies
smelliest
smelliness
smelling salts
smelly
smelt
smeltery
smelting
smelting furnace
smelting works
Smetana
smeuse
smew

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMELTER

air filter
air-raid shelter
Anderson shelter
bomb shelter
bus shelter
consulter
coulter
enshelter
fallout shelter
filter
halter
homeless shelter
inshelter
melter
night shelter
oil filter
pelter
salter
tax shelter
Walter

Synonyms and antonyms of smelter in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «smelter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMELTER

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

Translator English - Chinese

冶炼厂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fundición
570 millions of speakers

English

smelter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्मेल्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصهر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

завод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fundição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গলানোর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fonderie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Smelter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmelzer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

製錬所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제련소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Smelter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà máy luyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्मेल्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dökümcü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

smelter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Huta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

завод
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

topitorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χυτήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smelter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smältverk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smelteverk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smelter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMELTER»

The term «smelter» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.208 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMELTER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMELTER»

Discover the use of smelter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smelter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transboundary Harm in International Law: Lessons from the ...
Originally published in 2006, this book reveals the many harms which flow across the ever-more porous sovereign borders of a globalising world.
Rebecca M. Bratspies, Russell A. Miller, 2006
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Anaconda: Labor, Community, and Culture in Montana's Smelter ...
Laurie Mercier's hard-hitting study of "community unionism" examines the tenacity of union loyalty and communal values within the confines of a one-industry town: Anaconda, Montana, home to the world's largest copper smelter and the ...
Laurie Mercier, 2001
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An Introduction to Cut-off Grade Estimation
Smelter contracts heavily penalize concentrates that are found to contain excessive amounts of specified deleterious elements. All these factors must be taken into account when estimating the cut-off value applicable to one metric ton of ...
Jean-Michel Rendu, 2008
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Ground-based sulfur dioxide measurements within a copper ...
INTRODUCTION The State of Montana and The Anaconda Company have been monitoring air quality in the locale of the Anaconda copper smelter for years using a network of sulfur dioxide monitors. Violations of the primary and secondary ...
J. Jeffrey Van Ee, Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory (Las Vegas, Nev.). Monitoring Operations Division, 1978
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Popular Mechanics
Below is the lightweight, portable smelter which can be set up at a mine and put in operation within an hour. At the right, drawing molten metal into bucket, and some bars of bullion produced by the smelter Ore is turned into bullion right at the  ...
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Airborne measurements of a copper smelter plume in Montana: ...
DESCRIPTI0N 0F THE ANAC0NDA SMELTER The Anaconda sme1ter is a primary copper sme1ter. It produces copper anodes from concentrates of su1fide ores, 1eached precipitates, and scrap. At the time of the p1ume study, the sme1ter ...
Frank G. Johnson, David T. Mage, Norman J. Cimon, 1978
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Wills' Mineral Processing Technology: An Introduction to the ...
calculated, using the low-grade smelter terms set out in the contract in Table 1.4. For instance, at a grade of 42% tin and 72% recovery, the weight of concentrate produced from 1t of ore is 17.14 kg (from Example 1.1). The smelter payment for ...
Barry A. Wills, 2011
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Environmental Management in Practice: Compartments, ...
Smelter. emissions. BOX 7.1 SMELTER EMISSIONS: INCO LTD At one time one of the world's highest cost nickel producers, 1nco was until recently the greatest single point source of environmental pollution in North America. This was due to  ...
Bhaskar Nath, 1998
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Real Optimization with SAP® APO
7.2.4.4 Smelter/Simple Extruder Model In this model, the exact days a specific product should run on a smelter as well as the desired throughput is determined. The smelter throughput specifies how many tons of product go through the smelter ...
Josef Kallrath, Thomas I. Maindl, 2006
10
International Law and the Environment: Variations on a Theme
Introduction In 1896, a zinc and lead smelter began operating near the locality known as Trail in British Columbia, some 7 miles from the international boundary between the United States and Canada.238 The result of the smelting process ...
Tuomas Kuokkanen, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMELTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smelter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kitimat Rio Tinto aluminum smelter re-opens
"With the older smelter, there was lots of problems, lots of sickness. And now, with the modern smelter, hopefully, we get rid of all those problems that we can ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Meridian gives Tiwai smelter month extension on power decision
Meridian Energy and New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) agreed on Tuesday night to amend their electricity agreement by extending the date by a month ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
3
Ameren challenges Noranda rate cut, moves to end service to smelter
Also Tuesday, Noranda disclosed that Ameren intends to let its contract with the New Madrid aluminum smelter expire in 2020, giving the smelter five years to ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
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Century Aluminum Locks Out 560 Steelworkers at Kentucky Smelter
HAWESVILLE, Ky., May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that approximately 560 members of Local 9423 ... «MarketWatch, May 15»
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Round 4: 49ers take former QB Blake Bell, big-bodied WR DeAndre …
How he fits: Smelter has excellent size and huge hands and is the type of physical receiver who can survive in the rough-and-tumble NFC West. He played in 12 ... «Sacramento Bee, May 15»
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Fourth-round pick (c): Georgia Tech WR DeAndre Smelter, who's …
The 49ers picked up their first wide receiver of this year's draft but don't expect Georgia Tech's DeAndre Smelter to make an immediate impact. Smelter ... «San Jose Mercury News, May 15»
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Union wants better pollution control at Kitimat smelter
The union representing workers at Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.'s aluminum smelter in Kitimat has filed applications in B.C. Supreme Court seeking to overturn approvals ... «The Globe and Mail, Mar 15»
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Georgia Tech's Mason, Smelter draw interest from NFL scouts
ATLANTA (AP) Guard Shaquille Mason and receiver DeAndre Smelter, the Georgia Tech players generating the most interest from scouts, are taking different ... «FOXSports.com, Mar 15»
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Alcoa global aluminium review to spare Portland smelter
Australia is expected to escape the brunt of a round of global plant shutdowns and divestments flagged by US aluminium giant Alcoa which had raised fears of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
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Molten copper causes fire at Miami smelter
The smelting process was shut down, he said. Susan K. ... The smelter was completed in 1969 and was the first of its kind to be located at a mine site. The plant ... «KPHO Phoenix, Nov 14»

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