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| sin·ter [ síntər ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle sin·tered, present participle sin·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular sin·ters) |
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bond metal particles: to use pressure and heat below the melting point to bond and partly fuse masses of metal particles, or be bonded in this way
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noun (plural sin·ters) |
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1. bonded metal particles: a mass of metal particles bonded and partly fused by the use of pressure and heat below the melting point
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2. porous mineral sediment: a whitish chemical sediment consisting of porous silica or calcium carbonate deposited by a mineral spring
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| [Late 18th century. < German, "cinder"] |
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