smelter

CEFRB2

/smˈɛltər/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A factory where metal is separated from ore by heating.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A machine used to smelt metal.

Examples

  • A smelter is an establishment or a machine used for smelting.

  • The city has a large and busy aluminum smelter near the port.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A place where smelting is done.

  2. A person employed to do smelting.

More examples

In context

  • The copper ore was sent to a smelter for processing.

  • Throw the scrap in the smelter so we can melt it down and reuse it.

  • We'll take the scrap to the smelter and get some money for it.

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank located near the mine processes raw ore into metal.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From smelt + -er.