crucible
Kelime Anlamı :
1. kröze.
2. mufla.
3. pota.
4. yüksek.
5. kroze.
6. zorlu deneme.
7. beher.
8. yüksük.
9. kap.
10. pota [kim.].
Tanımlar :
1.
A vessel made of a refractory substance such as graphite or porcelain, used for melting and calcining materials at high temperatures.
2. A severe test, as of patience or belief; a trial. see synonyms at trial.
3. A place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces: "macroeconomics . . . was cast in the crucible of the depression” ( peter Passell).
2. A severe test, as of patience or belief; a trial. see synonyms at trial.
3. A place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces: "macroeconomics . . . was cast in the crucible of the depression” ( peter Passell).
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
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. A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.
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. A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc.
2. A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the melted metal.
3. A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial.
2. A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the melted metal.
3. A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
A vessel or melting-pot for chemical purposes, made of pure clay or other material, as black-lead, porcelain, platinum, silver, or iron, and so baked or tempered as to endure extreme heat without fusing.
2. A hollow place at the bottom of a chemical furnace, for collecting the molten metal.
3. figuratively, a severe or searching test: as, his probity was tried in the crucible of temptation.
4.
2. A hollow place at the bottom of a chemical furnace, for collecting the molten metal.
3. figuratively, a severe or searching test: as, his probity was tried in the crucible of temptation.
4.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia