Spelter Definition

spĕltər
noun
Crude zinc from the smelter, esp. as used in galvanizing.
Webster's New World
Zinc, especially in the form of ingots, slabs, or plates.
American Heritage
(countable) An objet d'art made from zinc.
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Other Word Forms of Spelter

Noun

Singular:
spelter
Plural:
spelters

Origin of Spelter

  • Probably of Dutch or Low German origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Spelter Sentence Examples

  • The spelter used must therefore be of a good grade, and the lead is usually first refined in a reverberatory furnace (the softening furnace).

  • Moreover, zinc and bismuth were confused, and the word spiauter (the modern spelter) was indiscriminately given to both these metals.

  • The former contains a mixture of semi-solid and molten metal, which is raked out into iron ladles and cast into plates of 66 to 77 lb weight, to be sold as "spelter."

  • Spelter production began in the United States in 1858 in an experimental way, and regular production in 1860.

  • The town (which is often called "the metallurgical capital of Wales") is the chief seat of the copper, spelter, tin-plate and patent fuel industries, and has within a compass of 4 m.

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