Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refractory metal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: re-frac-to-ry met-al
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metal, such as molybdenum or tungsten, with a high refraction, and hence a high melting point.

Example Sentences

"Miracle is concentrating on a cluster of elements in the centre of the periodic table known as the refractory metals. These elements, including molybdenum and niobium, have unusually high melting points around 2500°C, compared with 1455°C for nickel, on which jet engine alloys are now based.[…]So far he has shown that high-entropy refractory metal alloys do indeed remain strong at temperatures beyond the wilting point of existing nickel superalloys."

Inflected Forms

refractory metals (plural)

Questions

What does refractory metal mean?: A metal, such as molybdenum or tungsten, with a high refraction, and hence a high melting point.

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