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sin⋅ter

  [sin-ter]
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–noun
1. siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
2. Metallurgy. the product of a sintering operation.
–verb (used with object)
3. Metallurgy. to bring about agglomeration in (metal particles) by heating.
Origin:
1770–80; < G: dross; see cinder
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Sintered Metal Parts
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sin·ter   (sĭn'tər)   
n.  

  1. Geology A chemical sediment or crust, as of porous silica, deposited by a mineral spring.

  2. A mass formed by sintering.

v.   sin·tered, sin·ter·ing, sin·ters

v.   tr.
To cause (metallic powder, for example) to form a coherent mass by heating without melting.
v.   intr.
To form a coherent mass by heating without melting.

[German, from Middle High German, dross, metal slag, from Old High German.]
sin'ter·a·bil'i·ty n.
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Main Entry: sin·ter
Pronunciation: 'sint-&r
Function: transitive verb
: to cause to become a coherent mass by heating without meltingsintered calcium phosphate materials that … form an intimate bond with bone —N. M. Tallan>
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