单词 | acierate |
释义 | acieratev. Metallurgy. Now rare. transitive. To convert (iron) into steel. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > convert into steel steelify1806 convert1837 steel1853 acierate1860 1860 C. Knight Eng. Cycl.: Arts & Sci. III. 731 Some persons have suggested that it would be better to acierate the surface of the [copper] plate only, leaving the engraving lines untouched. 1887 Dublin Rev. July 55 The beautiful mechanical contrivance of Sir Henry Bessemer by which crude iron..is acierated in half an hour. 1900 S. Colvin in Brit. Mus. Return 51 Proof before the plate was acierated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1860 |
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