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Definition of thermite in English: thermite(also thermit) noun ˈθəːmʌɪtˈθərmaɪt mass nounA mixture of finely powdered aluminium and iron oxide that produces a very high temperature on combustion, used in welding and for incendiary bombs. as modifier a thermite grenade Example sentencesExamples - ‘Yeah, but a container of thermite will do the same thing,’ the engineer retorted.
- The story, according to them, was that the man had thrown a thermite grenade into a tent housing 16 of his fellow soldiers.
- The only alternative we have is to release the hallucinogenic agent before they ignite their thermite.
- Other joining processes include thermite welding, laser welding, and electron-beam welding.
- The procedure is identical to that used for welding steel except that a special thermit mixture is required.
- Early British incendiaries filled with thermite - a mixture of iron oxide and powdered aluminium - produced great heat but this dissipated quickly and was confined to a small area.
- From his bulging bag he brought out a small, sleek pipe bomb with a thermite fuse - a home-made grenade - and showed it to the men guarding the house.
- Jenkins showed us one evening just how effective the thermite process of oxidation and reduction could be.
Origin Early 20th century: coined in German from thermo- 'of heat' + -ite1. Definition of thermite in US English: thermite(also Thermit) nounˈTHərmītˈθərmaɪt A mixture of finely powdered aluminum and iron oxide that produces a very high temperature on combustion, used in welding and for incendiary bombs. as modifier a thermite grenade Example sentencesExamples - The procedure is identical to that used for welding steel except that a special thermit mixture is required.
- The story, according to them, was that the man had thrown a thermite grenade into a tent housing 16 of his fellow soldiers.
- Early British incendiaries filled with thermite - a mixture of iron oxide and powdered aluminium - produced great heat but this dissipated quickly and was confined to a small area.
- From his bulging bag he brought out a small, sleek pipe bomb with a thermite fuse - a home-made grenade - and showed it to the men guarding the house.
- Other joining processes include thermite welding, laser welding, and electron-beam welding.
- The only alternative we have is to release the hallucinogenic agent before they ignite their thermite.
- ‘Yeah, but a container of thermite will do the same thing,’ the engineer retorted.
- Jenkins showed us one evening just how effective the thermite process of oxidation and reduction could be.
Origin Early 20th century: coined in German from thermo- ‘of heat’ + -ite. |