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clinker Definition

clinker (kliŋk′ər)

noun

  1. Archaic a very hard brick
  2. a hard mass of fused stony matter formed in a furnace, as from impurities in the coal
  3. Slang
    1. a mistake or error; often, specif., a misplayed musical note
    2. a total failure

Etymology: Du klinker, vitrified brick that clinks when struck < klinckaerd < klinken, to ring

intransitive verb

to form clinkers in burning
clinker Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • build: Sea - Mills beach where someone is lovingly restoring an old clinker built boat.
  • form: The high temperatures generated fuse the ore particles and fluxes together to form a porous clinker called sinter.
  • produce: Processes and fuels used to produce cement clinker are characterized prior to a summary of regional trends in cement production.

Modifies a noun

  • planking: Iron nails held the clinker planking of the hull together.
  • hull: Wooden clinker hull ( 12 planks a side ).
  • steam: The black pipe at the top of the opening is perforated on the firebox side and supplies clinker control steam.
  • boat: The bathroom features a novel bath unit set in a clinker rowing boat!
  • construction: The single platform was of clinker constructions faced with old wooden sleepers along the edge face of the platform.
  • control: The black pipe at the top of the opening is perforated on the firebox side and supplies clinker control steam.

Noun used with modifier

  • cement: It was originally built for grinding cement clinker the cement made from the chalky mud dredged from the river bed.