Ingot
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈɪŋɡət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ingot is a noun meaning (transitive) To form (scraps of metal) into ingots.
Meaning
(transitive) To form (scraps of metal) into ingots.
More Meanings
- A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.
Word Forms
- ingots
- ingoting
- ingoted
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Related dictionary entries include gold, mold, brick, bar, block, oxhide.
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