Sekirov Dictionary

sinter

UK /ˈsɪntə/US /ˈsɪntəɹ/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

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A mass formed by sintering.
- Consider a copper sinter material with spherical sinter particles in an early stage of the sintering process, see Fig. 3.5(a). — 2008
A mixture of iron ore and fluxes added to a blast furnace.
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An alluvial sediment deposited by a mineral spring.
- That water at a high temperature can hold quartz in solution is well illustrated by the deposits of silicious sinter, thrown down by thermal springs, […] — 1883

verb1

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To heat a compacted powder mass to form a hardened mass.
- Most, if not all, metals may be sintered. — 1980

forms

sintered · sintering · sinters

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