INGOT
Dictionary entry overview: What does ingot mean? • INGOT (noun)
The noun INGOT has 1 sense:
1. metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
Familiarity information: INGOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INGOT (noun)
Meaning:
Metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
block of metal; ingot; metal bar
Hypernyms ("ingot" is a kind of...):
block (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ingot"):
bullion (gold or silver in bars or ingots)
pig (a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace)
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