English-Thai Dictionary

crucible

N การ ทดสอบ ที่ ทรหด  kan-thod-sob-ti-tor-ra-hod

 

crucible

N เบ้า หลอม  bao-lom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRUCIBLE

n. 1. A chemical vessel or melting pot, made of earth, and so tempered and baked, as to endure extreme heat without melting. It is used for melting ores, metals, etc.
2. A hollow place at the bottom of a chemical furnace.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRUCIBLE

Cru "ci *ble (kr "s-b'l ), n. Etym: [LL. crucubulum 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, LG. kr, hanging lamp, kroos, kruus, mug, jug, jar, D. kroes cup, crucible, Dan. kruus, Sw. krus, E. cruse. It was confused with derivatives of L. crux cross (cf. Crosslet ), and crucibles were said to have been marked with a cross, to prevent the devil from marring the chemical operation. See Cruse, and cf. Cresset. ]

 

1. A vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc.

 

2. A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the melted metal.

 

3. A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial; as, the crucible of affliction. Hessian crucible (Chem. ), a cheap, brittle, and fragile, but very refractory crucible, composed of the finest fire clay and sand, and commonly used for a single heating; -- named from the place of manufacture.

 

CRUCIBLE STEEL

CRUCIBLE STEEL Cru "ci *ble steel.

 

Defn: Cast steel made by fusing in crucibles crude or scrap steel, wrought iron, and other ingredients and fluxes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

crucible

cru ci ble |ˈkro͞osəbəl ˈkrusəbəl | ▶noun a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures. • a place or occasion of severe test or trial: the crucible of combat. • a place or situation in which different elements interact to produce something new: the crucible of the new Romantic movement. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin crucibulum ‘night lamp, crucible ’ (perhaps originally a lamp hanging in front of a crucifix ), from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

crucible

crucible |ˈkruːsɪb (ə )l | ▶noun a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures. • a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new: their relationship was forged in the crucible of war. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin crucibulum ‘night lamp, crucible ’ (perhaps originally a lamp hanging in front of a crucifix ), from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

crucible

cru ci ble /krúːsəb (ə )l /名詞 C 1 るつぼ .2 〖単数形で 〗｟文 ｠厳しい試練, 激しい闘争 .