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gət noun
1.
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make ingots of; shape into ingots.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English: literally, (something) poured in, equivalent to in- in-1 + got(e) a stream, Old English *gota, akin to gēotan to flow; cognate with German giessen, Gothic giutan, Old Norse gjōta to pour
1350–1400; Middle English: literally, (something) poured in, equivalent to in- in-1 + got(e) a stream, Old English *gota, akin to gēotan to flow; cognate with German giessen, Gothic giutan, Old Norse gjōta to pour
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| —n | |
| 1. | a piece of cast metal obtained from a mould in a form suitable for storage, transporting, and further use |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to shape (metal) into ingots |
| [C14: perhaps from | |
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Word Origin & History
ingot
late 14c., "mold in which metal is cast," probably from in- "in" + O.E. goten, pp. of geotan "to pour." Sense of "mass of cast metal" first attested 1423.
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Example sentences
The saucepans and covers are cast from aluminum ingot.
Prices in the aluminum scrap markets paralleled the general trend of primary ingot prices.
If ingot growth is aborted due to loss of crystal structure, growth of a second ingot section from a given melt is attempted.
One had been completely melted and solidified into a large homogenous ingot.
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