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Meaning of "smelting" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SMELTING

ˈsmeltɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMELTING

noun
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conjunction
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Smelting is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SMELTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 smelting in the English dictionary

The definition of smelting in the dictionary is the process of extracting a metal from an ore by heating.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMELTING

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMELTING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SMELTING

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Synonyms and antonyms of smelting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «smelting» into 25 languages

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The translations of smelting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smelting» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

冶炼
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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fundición
570 millions of speakers
en

English

smelting
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गलाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

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صهر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

выплавка
278 millions of speakers
pt

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fundição
270 millions of speakers
bn

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ধাতু বিগলন
260 millions of speakers
fr

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fonte
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ms

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Peleburan
190 millions of speakers
de

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Verhüttung
180 millions of speakers
ja

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溶錬
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

제련
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Smelting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

luyện kim
80 millions of speakers
ta

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உருக்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

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गोगलगाय
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

döküm
70 millions of speakers
it

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fusione
65 millions of speakers
pl

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wytapianie
50 millions of speakers
uk

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виплавка
40 millions of speakers
ro

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topirea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τήξης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smelt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smältning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smelting
5 millions of speakers

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMELTING»

Discover the use of smelting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smelting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Smelting Technology Symposium: Incorporating ...
Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by The Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM and the Pyrometallurgy Committee of the Extraction and Processing Division of TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society) Held during the TMS 2012 Annual ...
Jerome P. Downey, Thomas P. Battle, Jesse F. White, 2012
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Furnaces and smelting technology in antiquity
Originally published in 1985, the 18 papers in this volume, which were read at the Symposium on Early Furnace technology at the British Museum in 1982, have been reprinted.
Paul T. Craddock, M. J. Hughes, 1985
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Essentials of Medical Geology: Impacts of the Natural ...
B. Smelting and Refining Following the mining and processing of the ores, the resultant concentrate is transported to a smelter. Pyrometallurgical smelting involves roasting of the ore concentrate at high temperatures with the consequent  ...
Olle Selinus, B. J. Alloway, 2005
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Extractive Metallurgy of Copper
Density and viscosity of copper/nickel sulfide smelting and converting slags. In W. J. Chen, C. Dıaz, A. Luraschi & P. J. Mackey (Eds.) Copper 95eCobre 95, Vol. IV: Pyrometallurgy of copper (pp. 423e437). Montreal: CIM. Vadász, P., Tomá sek , ...
Matthew J. King, Kathryn C. Sole, William G. I. Davenport, 2011
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Worldwide Guide to Equivalent Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
USA AA Registration P0202A For intermediate 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02 As<= 0.009; Record(00) steps in smelting, casting, alloying only max max max max max Ga<=0.02;V<=0.01; Cd+Hg+Pb<=0.0095; bal Al; base Al AA Registration P0303A ...
Fran Cverna, 2001
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The Legacy of American Copper Smelting: Industrial Heritage ...
“The Detroit and Lake Superior Copper Co.'s Smelting Works,” Detroit Post and Tribune Newspaper 1879, Supplement, 1. 21. Cooper, “Historical Sketch of Smelting and Refining Lake Copper,” 45-46. 22. Henry D. Conant, “Copper Smelting in ...
Bode J. Morin, 2013
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Copper Smelting
COPPER SMELTING. By Henky M. Howe. INTRODUCTION. In the following paper a somewhat detailed account is given of the methods and the apparatus employed in smelting copper ores and in bringing forward the resulting products to the ...
Henry Marion Howe, 1885
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Flows of Selected Materials Associated with World Copper ...
within material balances that represent the 2002 practice for each smelter. The report contains data on at least 65 percent of world copper concentrate smelting capacity operating in 2002.
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A History of Nigeria
At Taruga, there is evidence not only of the use of iron technology, which could have been brought from other regions through trade or migration, but also of iron smelting, which indicates a local knowledge of iron production. Other sites of ...
Toyin Falola, Matthew M. Heaton, 2008
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The Smelting of Copper in the Swansea District, from the ...
George Grant FRANCIS. THE SMELTING OF COPPER IN THE S\VANSEA - DISTRICT. TO THE EDITOR or “run CAMBRIAN." Sm,—-My communications in your columns on this subject last year satisfactorily proved the very commencement of ...
George Grant FRANCIS, 1867

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMELTING»

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Alcoa Closes Smelting Plant In Brazil
Closing the Poços plant reduces Alcoa's global smelting capacity by 96,000 metric tons to ... Alcoa announced in March it was looking at cutting back its smelting ... «WWNY TV 7, Jun 15»
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Rio Tinto to test new smelting process at Alma facility
MONTREAL—Rio Tinto will launch a $12 million project aimed at enhancing the aluminium smelting technology currently employed at several of the company's ... «CanadianManufacturing.com, Jun 15»
3
Mount Isa copper smelting allowed to continue past 2016 thanks to …
The State Government has announced changes to environmental legislation which will allow copper smelting operations to continue in Mount Isa in north-west ... «ABC Local, Jun 15»
4
Research and Markets: China Precious Metal Smelting Industry …
China precious metal smelting industry, 2015 is valuable for anyone who wants to invest in the precious metal smelting industry, to get Chinese investments; ... «Business Wire, May 15»
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Fire at Press Metal's smelting plant
PETALING JAYA: A smelting plant owned by Press Metal Bhd's 80%-subsidiary Press Metal Bintulu Sdn Bhd caught fire last Sunday in Samalaju Industrial Park, ... «The Sun Daily, May 15»
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Indsil Hydro suspends smelting ops on weak market conditions
Indsil Hydro Power and Manganese Ltd today said it is suspending smelting operations at its Palakkad unit for a month on weak market conditions and has ... «Business Standard, Apr 15»
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Alcoa to Completely Stop Smelting in Brazil
In early March, Alcoa—the world's biggest aluminum producer by revenue—said that it would look to shed up to 14% of its smelting capacity as it continues to ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
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Alcoa Considers Cutting More Smelting, Refining Capacity
New York-based Alcoa said it would review 500,000 tons of smelting capacity ... off 1.3 million tons, or about a third, of its “highest cost global smelting capacity. «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
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REFILE-UPDATE 1-Indonesia sets Newmont deadline for Freeport …
Early last year, Indonesia put in place export restrictions aimed at forcing mining firms to develop smelting and processing facilities so that Indonesia could refine ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
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Rio Tinto Alcan open to expanding Canadian smelters once market …
Rio Tinto Alcan plans to expand its smelting capacity in Canada once the fragile aluminum market gains strength, the mining giant's CEO said Wednesday. «The Globe and Mail, Feb 15»
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