Bessemer steel
() Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal |
Carbon
(n.) An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is combustible, and forms the base of lampblack and charcoal, and enters largely into mineral coals. In its pure crystallized state it constitutes the diamond, the hardest of known substances, occuring in monometric crystals like the octahedron, etc. Another modification is graphite, or blacklead, and in this it is soft, and occurs in hexagonal prisms or tables. When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide, commonly called carbonic acid, or carbonic oxide, according to the proportions of the oxygen |
Cast steel
() See Cast steel, under Steel. |
Percentage
(n.) A certain rate per cent |
Steel
(n.) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon. |
Steel
(n.) An instrument or implement made of steel |
Steel
(n.) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. |
Steel
(n.) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives. |
Steel
(n.) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint. |
Steel
(n.) Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness |
Steel
(n.) A chalybeate medicine. |
Steel
(n.) To overlay, point, or edge with steel |
Steel
(n.) To make hard or strong |
Steel
(n.) Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities. |
Steel
(n.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel. |
Temper
(v. t.) To mingle in due proportion |
Temper
(v. t.) To fit together |
Temper
(v. t.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness |
Temper
(v. t.) To govern |
Temper
(v. t.) To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc. |
Temper
(v. t.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use. |
Temper
(n.) The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients |
Temper
(n.) Constitution of body |
Temper
(n.) Disposition of mind |
Temper
(n.) Calmness of mind |
Temper
(n.) Heat of mind or passion |
Temper
(n.) The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling |
Temper
(n.) Middle state or course |
Temper
(n.) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar. |
Temper
(v. i.) To accord |
Temper
(v. i.) To have or get a proper or desired state or quality |
| steel engraving | the act of engraving on a steel plate |
radiocarbon dating
carbon dating
carbon- dating | a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-, believed to be reliable up to , years |
carbon
carbon copy | a copy made with carbon paper |
carbon arc lamp
carbon arc | has carbon electrodes |
Hawaiian guitar
steel guitar | guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect |
| steel | knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod |
| steel arch bridge | a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch |
| steel drum | a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum, has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin) |
| steel engraving | engraving on a steel plate |
| steel engraving | an impression taken from an engraved steel plate |
steel mill
steelworks
steel plant
steel factory | a factory where steel is made |
| steel plate | a plate of steel |
| steel trap | a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey |
| steel-wool pad | abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing |
sword
blade brand
steel | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard |
tetrachlorethylene
tetrachloroethylene
ethylene tetrachloride
carbon dichloride | anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes |
temper biliousness
irritability
peevishness
pettishness
snappishness
surliness | a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger, his temper was well known to all his employees |
| steel blue | a greyish blue color |
| temper toughness | the elasticity and hardness of a metal object, its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking |
| steel trap | an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps), he's as sharp as a steel trap, a mind like a steel trap |
| carbon process | a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment |
decimal point
percentage point
point | the dot at the left of a decimal fraction |
percent sign
percentage sign | a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by |
bad temper
ill temper | a persisting angry mood |
pique
temper irritation | a sudden outburst of anger, his temper sparked like damp firewood |
temper
mood
humor
humour | a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling, whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time, he was in a bad humor |
good humor
good humour
good temper
amiability | a cheerful and agreeable mood |
irascibility
short temper
spleen
quick temper | a feeling of resentful anger |
| steel company | a company that makes and sells steel |
| steel industry | the industry that makes steel and steel products |
| steel band | a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands) |
share
portion
part
percentage | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group, he wanted his share in cash |
| carbon cycle | a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars |
| carbon cycle | the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again |
| steel production | making steel from pig iron |
percentage
percent
per centum
pct | a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
respiratory acidosis
carbon dioxide acidosis | acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia), excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood |
| carbon monoxide poisoning | a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas, carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood |
carbon nanotube
nanotube | a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape |
carbon
C
atomic number | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond, occurs in all organic compounds |
| carbon atom | an atom of carbon |
radiocarbon
carbon | a radioactive isotope of carbon |
| alloy steel | steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon |
| austenitic steel | steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures |
carbon black
lampblack
soot
smut
crock | a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink |
| case-hardened steel | steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal |
activated carbon
activated charcoal | powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption, given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons |
carbon dioxide
CO
carbonic acid gas | a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances, absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis |
| carbon disulfide | a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS), used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber |
carbon monoxide
carbon monoxide gas
CO | an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon |