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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

The ingot is cut with diamond wire saws into wafers, which are squares that are as thin as a human hair.

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

He dug the tip of a throwing knife into the ingot, gouging out a small sliver.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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

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 quarter-mile long facility begins with a digital-era Stonehenge: a room of 35-foot tall machines that grow torpedo-shaped silicon ingots weighing hundreds of pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Again Melquíades tried to dissuade him, but he finally accepted the two magnetized ingots and three colonial coins in exchange for the magnifying glass.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


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