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1. (v.t.) smelt
to fuse or melt (ore) so as to separate the metal in it.
2. smelt
to obtain or refine (metal) in this way.
3. (n.) smelt
any of various small, silvery food fishes of the family Osmeridae, found in northern waters.
Etymology: (bef. 900)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) smelt
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
2. (verb) smelt
small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
3. (verb) smelt
extract (metals) by heating
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| Definition of 'smelt' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) smelt
any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus Osmerus and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odor and taste
2. (noun) smelt
a gull; a simpleton
3. smelt
of Smell
4. smelt
imp. & p. p. of Smell
5. (verb) smelt
to melt or fuse, as, ore, for the purpose of separating and refining the metal; hence, to reduce; to refine; to flux or scorify; as, to smelt tin
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Sense: to melt (ore) in order to separate metal from waste.
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 Afrikaans: smelt |
 Arabic: يَصْهَر المَعادِن |
 Bulgarian: разтопявам |
 Brazilian: fundir |
 Czech: tavit |
 German: verhütten |
 Danish: udsmelte |
 Greek: λιώνω (μετάλλευμα) |
 Spanish: fundir |
 Estonian: (metalli maagist) välja s |
 Farsi: تصفيه كردن |
 Finnish: sulattaa |
 French: fondre |
 Hebrew: לְהַתִיך |
 Hindi: पिघलाना |
 Croatian: taliti (rudu) |
 Hungarian: kiolvaszt |
 Indonesian: mencairkan |
 Icelandic: bræða |
 Italian: fondere, (separare dalle |
 Japanese: 精練する |
 Korean: (광석 등을) 융해하다 |
 Lithuanian: lydyti |
 Latvian: kausēt (metālu) |
 Malay: meleburkan |
 Dutch: uitsmelten |
 Norwegian: smelte |
 Polish: wytapiać |
 Persian: تصفيه كردن |
 Pashto: ويلول، نينول، ويلې كول |
 Portuguese: fundir |
 Romanian: a topi |
 Russian: выплавлять |
 Slovak: taviť |
 Slovenian: taliti |
 Serbian: topiti rudu |
 Swedish: smälta |
 Thai: หลอม |
 Turkish: ergitmek, izabe etmek |
 Taiwanese: 熔煉 |
 Ukrainian: плавити |
 Urdu: کچ دھات کو تپانا، گلانا، |
 Vietnamese: nấu chảy |
 Chinese: 熔炼 |
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