crucible
a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures.
Metallurgy. a hollow area at the bottom of a furnace in which the metal collects.
a severe, searching test or trial.
Origin of crucible
1Words Nearby crucible
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use crucible in a sentence
Western states arrived at this crucible in large part because of their own doing.
40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast. | by Abrahm Lustgarten | August 27, 2021 | ProPublicaThere's no doubt about it—completing a 24-hour race is no easy thing, and the crucible of racing will often reveal problems that engineers don't encounter on the test bench.
Here’s why Toyota converted this Corolla to hydrogen and went racing | Jonathan M. Gitlin | June 3, 2021 | Ars TechnicaWe are also, so far as we know, the only species that can tamper with the crucible of evolution.
Timeless meditations on Earth’s fragility, and the damage humans do | Balaji Ravichandran | May 14, 2021 | Washington PostIf Charlotte lets Graham walk, then we’ll have to wait for the next three-point-guard experiment to know if it can win in the crucible of the postseason.
Could More NBA Teams Succeed With Three Point Guards Playing Together? | Louis Zatzman | April 12, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightMy last book was about how Chicago had a whole parallel aesthetic that was really the crucible for a lot of things that then went off to New York and became famous.
How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself? (Bonus) | Kurt Andersen | March 21, 2021 | Freakonomics
If the witness did in fact witness such a terrible crime, the testimony will survive in the crucible of cross-examination.
And what does it say if we look to war as a crucible for religious belief?
Born in 1961, Barack Obama is our first president since JFK whose worldview was shaped in a non-Cold War crucible.
But it is also, anachronistically, a crucible that can reveal character.
'Fives and Twenty-Fives' Is Fiction Honed in a Combat Zone | Brian Castner | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHerzog was never just a novel; from the beginning it was a symbol, a crucible, a shibboleth.
American Dreams: Saul Bellow’s Masterpiece of Lamentation | Nathaniel Rich | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut, as your eminence may notice, the first crucible is turning white hot; it is time to draw the charge.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasHe nipped the crucible four inches beneath the rim, testing the grip by lifting it just a couple of inches.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasNow obtain a small quantity of asbestos compound and pack it around the small crucible inside the flowerpot.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousMake sure the crucible is in the exact center of the flowerpot and that their tops are even with each other.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousClosely akin to this "magic crucible" notion of assimilation is the theory of "like-mindedness."
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. Park
British Dictionary definitions for crucible (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkruːsɪbəl) /
a vessel in which substances are heated to high temperatures
the hearth at the bottom of a metallurgical furnace in which the metal collects
a severe trial or test
Origin of crucible
1British Dictionary definitions for Crucible (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkruːsɪbəl) /
the Crucible a Sheffield theatre, venue of the annual world professional snooker championship
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for crucible
[ krōō′sə-bəl ]
A heat-resistant container used to melt ores, metals, and other materials.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse