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ingot

[ing-guht] / ˈɪŋ gət /
NOUN
block of metal
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At first, archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg assumed the Särdal ingot belonged to the Bronze Age.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 23, 2025

A thin wire is dipped into the mix and rotated for about three days, forming a polysilicon cylinder known as an ingot.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

The hoard also included a Ninth Century gold ring, a crystal rock pendant, a dragon's head bracelet and an ingot.

From BBC ● May 22, 2025

The presence of a usable ingot seemed unlikely, and if true, downright alchemic.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

Then it would be passed through the one just smaller, and so through every hole in turn, growing longer and slimmer all the time, until it changed from an ingot into wire.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Cylinders of polysilicon called ingots are sliced to form wafers, which are combined to create solar cells and then arranged together to form modules that are placed on racks to generate electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The International Energy Agency estimates that China’s global share in all the manufacturing stages of solar panels—including polysilicon, ingots, wafers, cells, and modules—exceeds 80%.

From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026

PSW Group's Trialco Aluminum in Chicago produced recycled aluminum ingots made from mixed automotive body sheet scrap that matched the RidgeAlloy design.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

The ingots are cut into wafers with a wire saw, which move through multiple machines to be polished, tested and boxed up so they can be sent to the next stage of the supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

“I am a porter. I pour ingots and wash sweepings and run errands.”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw


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