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in·got
(ĭng′gət)n.
1. A mass of metal, such as a bar or block, that is cast in a standard shape for convenient storage or shipment.
2. A casting mold for metal.
[Middle English, mold for casting metal : perhaps from in-, in; see in-2 + Old English goten, past participle of geotan, to pour, or perhaps from Old French lingot, metal ingot ((reinterpreted as l'ingot le, the + *ingot, ingot), from Old Provençal, from lenga, tongue (in reference to the elongated shape of medieval ingots), from Latin lingua; see language).]
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ingot
(ˈɪŋɡət)n
(Metallurgy) a piece of cast metal obtained from a mould in a form suitable for storage, transporting, and further use
vb
Also called: lingot (Metallurgy) (tr) to shape (metal) into ingots
[C14: perhaps from in-2 + Old English goten, past participle of geotan to pour]
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in•got
(ˈɪŋ gət)n.
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
[1350–1400; Middle English: mold]
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Past participle: ingoted
Gerund: ingoting
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Noun | 1. | ingot - metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" bullion - gold or silver in bars or ingots pig - a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace |
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Translations
سَبيكَه
ingot
barre
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málmstöng
stienis
ingot
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ingot
(ˈiŋgət) noun a mass of metal (eg gold or silver) cast in a mould. The gold was transported as ingots.
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