crucible
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈkruːsɪbəl/
- Specialized
:
crisol
- An unbreakable bond made stronger by the crucible of combat.
- graphite crucibles
- Hessian crucibles
- crucible heaters
I've also learned that steel Crucible don't last long when you melt brass inside them.
- I've also learned that steel Crucible don't last long when you melt brass inside them.
- Today this Crucible will be my stand in from Mount Doom and I want to see if it can actually melt the One Ring.
Examples
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In this way, even aspirational laws can be tested in the crucible of real facts.
Academic text (2001) -
The newly independent states of Central Asia provide the perfect crucible for analyzing this question.
Academic text (2000) -
A crucible blew up... at the yard a couple of years ago.
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From its beginning, Chinatown has been the crucible of Chinese ethnicity in this desert city.
Academic text (1995) -
Molten steel glows bright orange in the crucible of the furnace.
Fiction book (1991) -
The foreman explained that inside the crucible was a lead-rich slag that was already cooked.
Fiction book (1997) -
Now we're putting samples in a crucible, adding liquid nitrogen, and crushing it with a pestle until it thaws.
Academic text (1998) -
Recently, excavators uncovered a crucible at Tell es-Safi/Gath, the site of a tenth-century B.C. Philistine city in southern Israel.
Academic text (2011) -
Smiths melted imported blocks of brass or copper in a crucible made of coarse sandstone.
Academic text (1991) -
The scientist placed the metal inside the crucible to melt it down for the experiment.
Synonyms
1
4.6
A container made of strong heatproof material to make metal liquid
Compounds
1
7.9
A difficult situation that tests and makes new ideas or people stronger under pressure
- Specialized
High-quality steel made by melting iron with charcoal in a small metal pot so the metal becomes pure and strong
How Heat-Resistant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crucible comes from the Latin crucibulum, which meant a 'melting pot' or hot bowl used for heating metals. So a modern crucible is a very strong container that can stand very high heat and let substances melt.