crucible

crucible
A vessel used as a container for reactions or meltings at high temperature. [Mediev. L. crucibulum, a night lamp, later, a melting pot]

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cru·ci·ble 'krü-sə-bəl n a vessel of a very refractory material (as porcelain) used for melting and calcining a substance that requires a high degree of heat

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cru·ci·ble (krooґsĭ-bəl) [L. crucibulum] a vessel for melting refractory substances.

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  • Crucible — Cru ci*ble (kr[udd] s[i^]*b l), n. [LL. crucibulum a hanging lamp, an earthen pot for melting metals (cf. OF. croisel, creuseul, sort of lamp, crucible, F. creuset crucible), prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. kr[=u]sul, LG. kr[ u]sel, hanging lamp …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crucible — ► NOUN 1) a container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures. 2) a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact to produce something new. ORIGIN Latin crucibulum night lamp,… …   English terms dictionary

  • crucible — [kro͞o′sə bəl] n. [ML crucibulum, lamp, crucible, prob. < Gmc, as in OE cruce, pot, jug, MHG kruse, earthen pot (see CRUSE) + L suffix ibulum (as in thuribulum, censer), but assoc. by folk etym. with L crux, CROSS, as if lamp burning before… …   English World dictionary

  • Crucible — Crucible, The a play by Arthur ↑Miller which describes how innocent women were charged with being ↑witches and cruelly punished by a court of law in ↑Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. This play was written in 1953 to show how similar the Salem Witch… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crucible — early 15c., from M.L. crucibulum melting pot for metals, originally night lamp. First element might be M.H.G. kruse earthen pot. Or perhaps from L. crux on some fancied resemblance to a cross. Used of any severe test or trial since 1640s …   Etymology dictionary

  • Crucible — For other uses, see Crucible (disambiguation). A modern crucible used in the production of silicon ingots via the Czochralski process A crucible is a container used for metal, glass, and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory …   Wikipedia

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  • crucible — [[t]kru͟ːsɪb(ə)l[/t]] crucibles 1) N COUNT A crucible is a pot in which metals or other substances can be melted or heated up to very high temperatures. 2) N SING: oft N of n Crucible is used to refer to a situation in which something is tested… …   English dictionary

  • crucible — [ kru:sɪb(ə)l] noun 1》 a container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures. 2》 a situation in which people or things are severely tested, often interacting to produce something new: a relationship… …   English new terms dictionary

  • crucible — UK [ˈkruːsəb(ə)l] / US [ˈkrusəb(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms crucible : singular crucible plural crucibles 1) science a container used for heating substances or melting metals at very high temperatures 2) an environment that is very dangerous …   English dictionary

  • crucible — noun Etymology: Middle English corusible, from Medieval Latin crucibulum earthen pot for melting metals Date: 15th century 1. a vessel of a very refractory material (as porcelain) used for melting and calcining a substance that requires a high… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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