smelter

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smelt·er (sm

a. An apparatus for smelting.

b. also smelt·er·y (sm

-r

) pl. smelt·er·ies An establishment for smelting.

2. One who is engaged in the smelting industry.

smelter [ˈsmɛltə]

1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a person engaged in smelting

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Also called smeltery [ˈsmɛltərɪ] an industrial plant in which smelting is carried out

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Noun

smelter - an industrial plant for smelting

smeltery

industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"

Translations

smelter [ˈsmeltəʳ] N → horno m de fundición

smelter

n (= furnace) → Schmelzhütte f, → Schmelzerei f; (= person) → Schmelzer(in) m(f)

smelter [ˈsmɛltəʳ] n → fonderia

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