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ingot Definition

in·got (iŋ′gət)

noun

  1. Obsolete a mold for casting metal into a bar
  2. a mass of metal cast into a bar or other convenient shape

Etymology: ME < MFr lingot (with faulty separation of l-, as if l', for le, the) < OFr, prob. < lingo, var. of lengo, tongue (< L lingua: see language): from the elongated form

ingot Synonyms

ingot

n.

bullion, nugget, casting; see bar 1, metal.

ingot Finance Definition
A bar of metal, such as gold. Gold is often stored in ingots.
ingot Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • gold: A gold mine can produce ingots of precious gold.

Converse of object

  • produce: They produce ingots of silver or gold or gems during downtime.
  • hold: We manufacture blanks and polished optics from crystal grown within our group or from stocks of ingot held at Crystran to ensure lowest costs.
  • cast: A significant proportion of the product is cast ingot or alloy powders.
  • use: As an example at the materials level, induction heating is a key process in making the silicon ingots used for semiconductors.

Adjective modifier

  • gold: Sadly, however, the vast majority of Aztec gold jewelry soon was melted down into gold ingots for the Spanish crown.
  • silver: They are quite common and are often found with silver ingots, fragments and Anglo-Saxon pennies.
  • lead: We know that the Romans were mining lead from the lead ingots or 'pigs ' which have been found over the last 230 years.
  • small: I focused in on a small ingot of tin I carried in my bag.
  • first: The first aluminum ingots are expected to be produced in early 2001.
  • golden: Display lots of wealth items here such as Golden ingots and Coins.

Modifies a noun

  • fragment: The larger ingot fragment has an approximate silver content of 94 per cent and a gold content of approximately 3 per cent.
  • form: This minor industry might therefore have been one of rendering down scrap metal into crude ingot form.
  • mold: The need for primary and intermediate mills and the storage and use of large numbers of ingot molds is eliminated.

Noun used with modifier

  • aluminum: The aluminum ingots are sent to mills where they are rolled into very thin coiled sheets.
  • copper: In addition to these products, copper ingots were also stored at these warehouses for local disposal.
  • silver: The most common form of silver ingot was a disk with flowery patterns across its upper surface.
  • gold: This is a piece of genuine Chinese jade carved into the shape of an old Chinese style gold ingot.
  • steel: The two works were forged steel ingots weighing 38 tons each.
  • metal: Quality bell metal ingots consisting of specific quantities of copper and tin are used to cast handbells.