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ingot

[ing-guht] / ˈɪŋ gət /
NOUN
block of metal
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A complete plano-convex ingot has been uncovered in Sweden for the first time.

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

One of the apprentices stood there drawing wire, his shoulder muscles bunched with the effort of pulling a greased, reed-slim ingot through a hole just too small for it.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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

"Roman ingots are exceptionally rare and represent a tangible link to Wales' Roman industrial past," said landowner and farmer Geraint Jenkins, who granted the detectorists permission to search on the land.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

The machines essentially grow silicon crystals into cylindrical ingots that weigh hundreds of pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

The ingots date back almost 2,000 years to AD87, based on lettering written on the objects, which refers to the Emperor Domitian, who was known for his empire building, including expansion in Britain.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2026

There’s a shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico filled with ingots and doubloons.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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