clinker

Speech parts

1. clinker - Noun

2. clinker - Verb

3. Clinker - Proper noun

Meaning

A mass composed of several bricks run together by the action of the fire in the kiln.

Scoria or vitrified incombustible matter, formed in a grate or furnace where anthracite coal in used; vitrified or burnt matter ejected from a volcano; slag.

A scale of oxide of iron, formed in forging.

A kind of brick. See Dutch clinker, under Dutch.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cinder clinker brick adobe ash moraine turkey tartar lemon sinter lightwood failure defeat brand bomb coal
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Antonyms

amendment conqueror trooper success orthodoxy champ
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Hypernyms

change brick fragment clear out clean out

Phrases with the word

portland cement clinker

Anagrams

crinkle Clerkin

Examples

we clinkered the fire frequently Source: Internet

Between each futtock the planks were lapped in normal clinker style and fastened with six iron rivets per plank. Source: Internet

During the early stages of excavation of the wreck, it was believed that the ship had originally been built with clinker (or clench) planking, a technique where the hull consisted of overlapping planks that bore the structural strength of the ship. Source: Internet

However, the company’s capex project pipeline for 2020, to the tune of ₹3,000 crore, for a 3 mt clinker unit in Madhya Pradesh and four grinding units totalling 5.9 mt capacity in central and east regions, could get extended. Source: Internet

According to the PwC report, clinker is one of the major components of general imports at Mongla for use by the local cement plants. Source: Internet

Expansive cements contain, in addition to Portland clinker, expansive clinkers (usually sulfoaluminate clinkers), and are designed to offset the effects of drying shrinkage that is normally encountered with hydraulic cements. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

clinkable clinkant Clinkenbeard clinker block clinker brick clinker coating