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crucible
[ kroo-suh-buhl ]
noun
- a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures.
- Metallurgy. a hollow area at the bottom of a furnace in which the metal collects.
- a severe, searching test or trial.
crucible
1/ ˈkruːsɪbəl /
noun
- a vessel in which substances are heated to high temperatures
- the hearth at the bottom of a metallurgical furnace in which the metal collects
- a severe trial or test
Crucible
2/ ˈkruːsɪbəl /
noun
- the Cruciblea Sheffield theatre, venue of the annual world professional snooker championship
crucible
/ kro̅o̅′sə-bəl /
- A heat-resistant container used to melt ores, metals, and other materials.
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of crucible1
Example Sentences
If the witness did in fact witness such a terrible crime, the testimony will survive in the crucible of cross-examination.
And what does it say if we look to war as a crucible for religious belief?
Born in 1961, Barack Obama is our first president since JFK whose worldview was shaped in a non-Cold War crucible.
But it is also, anachronistically, a crucible that can reveal character.
Herzog was never just a novel; from the beginning it was a symbol, a crucible, a shibboleth.
But, as your eminence may notice, the first crucible is turning white hot; it is time to draw the charge.
He nipped the crucible four inches beneath the rim, testing the grip by lifting it just a couple of inches.
Now obtain a small quantity of asbestos compound and pack it around the small crucible inside the flowerpot.
Make sure the crucible is in the exact center of the flowerpot and that their tops are even with each other.
Closely akin to this "magic crucible" notion of assimilation is the theory of "like-mindedness."
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