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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cru•ci•ble /ˈkrusəbəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Metallurgya container or pot of metal used for heating substances to high temperatures.
- a severe test or trial, esp. one that causes a lasting change or influence.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cru•ci•ble (kro̅o̅′sə bəl),USA pronunciation n. - Metallurgya container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures.
- Metallurgya hollow area at the bottom of a furnace in which the metal collects.
- a severe, searching test or trial.
- Gallo Romance *croceolus (of uncertain origin, originally), probably Latinized on the model of tūribulum thurible
- Medieval Latin crucibulum; compare Anglo-French crusil, Old French croi-suel, croisol night lamp, crucible
- late Middle English crusible, corusible 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crucible /ˈkruːsɪbəl/ n - a vessel in which substances are heated to high temperatures
- the hearth at the bottom of a metallurgical furnace in which the metal collects
- a severe trial or test
Etymology: 15th Century corusible, from Medieval Latin crūcibulum night lamp, crucible, of uncertain origin |