Definitions for sinter

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sinter sin·ter

Spelling: [sin-ter]

IPA: /ˈsɪn tər/

Sinter is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 154 anagrams from letters in sinter (einrst).

Definitions for sinter

noun

1. siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
2. Metallurgy. the product of a sintering operation.

verb (used with object)

1. Metallurgy. to bring about agglomeration in (metal particles) by heating.

Origin of sinter

1770-80; German: dross; see cinder

Examples for sinter

sinter, sin′tėr, n. a name given to rocks precipitated in a crystalline form from mineral waters.

It is a large pool of dark blue water enclosed by black rocks, and encrusted with sinter.

Muffle furnaces are suitable for fine ores which are liable to decrepitate or sinter.

We proceeded at first over a quantity of sinter debris, and then through some hummocky land.

The springs are surrounded by sinter, terraces, and basins in which sick people bathe.