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Look up: crucible

  1. Crucible
    [album] Crucible is an album by the heavy metal band Halford released in 2002. A remixed and remastered edition was released in 2010. ==Track listing== ===2010 Remixed and Remastered edition=== ==Personnel== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible_(a

  2. Crucible
    [geodemography] Crucible is a geodemography computer system created by the United Kingdom-based grocery company Tesco. The system is run by a subsidiary Dunnhumby. The system collects information from the company`s loyalty program, "Clubcard", as well as aggregating information from other ge...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible_(g

  3. Crucible
    [disambiguation] A crucible is a heat-resistant container in which materials can be heated to very high temperatures. Crucible may also refer to: ==Literature, drama, and film== ==Music== ==Television== ==Other uses== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible_(d

  4. crucible
    [n] - a vessel made of material that does not melt easily
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. crucible
    a refractory vessel Category: Chemistry • a container for the charge being made of refractory or electrically conducting materials,e.g.steel,copper or graphite Category: Iron and steel industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Crucible
    Cru'ci·ble (kru'sĭ*b'l) noun [ Late Latin crucibulum a hanging lamp, an earthen pot for melting metals (cf. Old French croisel , creuseul , sort of lamp, crucible, French creuset crucible), probably of German origin; c...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/195

  7. crucible
    A vessel used as a container for reactions or meltings at high temperature. ... Origin: Mediev. L. Crucibulum, a night lamp, later, a melting pot ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. crucible
    melting pot noun a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. crucible
    (kroo´sĭ-bәl) a vessel for melting, burning, or dehydrating substances at high temperatures.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  10. Crucible
    • (n.) A vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for melting and calcining substances which require a strong degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc. • (n.) A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial; as, the crucible of a...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. crucible
    pot of clay or other refractory material. Used from ancient times as a container for melting or testing metals, crucibles were probably so named ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/163

  12. crucible
    crucible 1. A heat-resistant container in which ores or metals are melted. 2. The hollow part at the bottom of a furnace where molten metal collects. 3. A place or set of circumstances where people or things are subjected to forces that test them and often make them change. 4. A severe test, as o...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  13. Crucible
    A crucible is a container that can withstand very high temperatures and is used for metal, glass, and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory processes. While crucibles historically were usually made from clay, they can be made from any material that withstands temperatures high...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible

  14. crucible
    container for the charge to be melted, made of refractory or electrically conducting materials, e.g. steel, copper or graphite
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/

  15. crucible
    crucible, vessel in which a substance is heated to a high temperature, as for fusing or calcining. The necessary properties of a crucible are that it maintain its mechanical strength and rigidity at high temperatures and that it not react in an undesirable way with its contents. Porcelain, iron, and...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08141

  16. Crucible
    A crucible is a vessel employed to hold substances which are to be submitted to a high temperature without collecting the volatile products of the action. A crucible is usually of a conical, circular, or triangular shape, closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is made of various materials, su...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. crucible
    Type: Term Pronunciation: krū′si-bil Definitions: 1. A vessel used as a container for reactions or experimental procedures at high temperatures.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  18. Crucible
    Refractory pot in which smaller quantities of metals and alloys are melted prior to final adjustment of the composition and pouring. Traditionally used to make tool steel, now mostly used for preparing metal for casting in the foundry.
    Found on http://www.metalbulletin.com/Glossary.ht

  19. Crucible
    [software] Crucible is a collaborative code review application by Australian software company Atlassian. Like other Atlassian products, Crucible is a Web-based application primarily aimed at the enterprise, and certain features that enable peer review of a codebase may be considered enterpri...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible_(s



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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