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sinter definition

sin·ter (sin′tər)

noun

  1. Geol. a concretionary sediment of silica or calcium carbonate deposited near the mouth of a mineral spring, geyser, etc.
  2. Metallurgy a bonded mass of metal particles shaped and partially fused by pressure and heating below the melting point

Etymology: Ger: see cinder

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to become or make into a sinter ()

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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