clinker

Meanings

• noun

  A hard, nodular agglomeration of clinker in a furnace or kiln, formed from the fusion of materials during the process of smelting or cement manufacturing.

  - "The clinker in the furnace was glowing red hot."
  - "The cement manufacturing process produces large quantities of clinker."

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Synonyms

lapstrake

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Variants

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clinker , clinkers , clinker brick , clinker bricks , clinker-built

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Etymology

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From Old English clincian, 'to link, join together'. The term was later used to describe the nodular masses of fused material produced during the smelting process.

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Trivia

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1. Clinker was first used in cement production in the late 1800s.

2. The production of clinker is a critical step in the production of cement and accounts for a significant portion of the energy consumption in the cement industry.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cement: Clinker is a key ingredient in the production of cement, which is used to make concrete, a fundamental building material.

2. Iron production: Clinker is also used in the production of iron, specifically in the form of blast furnace clinker. This clinker is produced during the smelting process and is used to reduce iron ore into molten iron.

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Culture

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Clinker has significant cultural and historical importance in industries such as cement manufacturing and iron production. It is a critical component of the cement production process and has been used for centuries to produce building materials.

How to Memorize "clinker"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large, glowing furnace filled with molten material. The nodular masses of fused material that form on the walls of the furnace are clinker.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'clinker' with the sound of nodular masses of material being formed during the smelting process.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cement starts with C, and Clinker is a key component.' to remember the relationship between cement and clinker.

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