单词 | resmelt |
释义 | resmeltv. transitive. To smelt for a second or further time. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > extract from ore > smelt try13.. smelt1543 run1650 reduce1666 eliquate1759 resmelt1804 beneficiate1873 1804 J. Evans Lett. Tour S. Wales 167 This is broken for examination, and the most valuable re-smelted. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1248 Those of the third class c..are set apart, and re-smelted. 1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 103 Thousands of tons have been..re-smelted by two adjoining iron-works. 1925 Hispania 8 249 Her social system is being resmelted in the crucible of public opinion. 1968 Times 6 Aug. 3/3 An installation for electrically resmelting slag. 2006 Metal Finishing 104 68/2 When car components are recycled, or resmelted, to make new steel, the hexavalent chrome content presents a huge pollution challenge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1804 |
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