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sə noun
1.
a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures.
2.
Metallurgy. a hollow area at the bottom of a furnace in which the metal collects.
3.
a severe, searching test or trial.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English crusible, corusible < Medieval Latin crucibulum; compare Anglo-French crusil, Old French croi-suel, croisol night lamp, crucible < Gallo-Romance *croceolus (of uncertain origin), probably Latinized on the model of tūribulum thurible
1400–50; late Middle English crusible, corusible < Medieval Latin crucibulum; compare Anglo-French crusil, Old French croi-suel, croisol night lamp, crucible < Gallo-Romance *croceolus (of uncertain origin), probably Latinized on the model of tūribulum thurible
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| —n | |
| 1. | a vessel in which substances are heated to high temperatures |
| 2. | the hearth at the bottom of a metallurgical furnace in which the metal collects |
| 3. | a severe trial or test |
| [C15 corusible, from Medieval Latin crūcibulum night lamp, crucible, of uncertain origin] | |
| Crucible (ˈkruːsɪbəl) | |
| —n | |
| the Crucible a Sheffield theatre, venue of the annual world professional snooker championship | |
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Word Origin & History
crucible
mid-15c., from M.L. crucibulum "melting pot for metals," originally "night lamp." First element might be M.H.G. kruse "earthen pot." Used of any severe test or trial since 1645.
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crucible (kr 'sə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
A heat-resistant container used to melt ores, metals, and other materials. |
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Example sentences
The system heats the samples without melting or vaporizing them, in a small-volume ceramic crucible.
With no experience of participatory politics, the parties are having to learn much too quickly, in a burning crucible.
Coherence need not be the crucible for evaluating the schizophrenic rants of a homicidal megalomaniac.
The samples were placed in an alumina crucible with the vanadium slug on top.
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