Bessemer converter

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noun

the refractory-lined metal container in which steel is produced by the Bessemer process.

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Origin of Bessemer converter

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby Bessemer converter

Bessarabia, Bessel, Bessel function, Bessel method, Bessemer, Bessemer converter, Bessemer process, Bessemer steel, Bessie, best, best-ball

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How to use Bessemer converter in a sentence

It must have taken no small amount of courage to then present himself in Bessemer the following night.
Charles Portis, a Journalist With True Grit|Jay Jennings|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So, one of the teams wore chain-mail ulsters, and the other wore plate-armor made of my new Bessemer steel.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
He was decided to be the first inventor of the process, and a patent was granted him over Bessemer, who was a few days before him.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele
With the converter in operation, the first step in the cycle was the evacuation of the ducts to a near-perfect vacuum.
Greylorn|John Keith Laumer

He boosted me into the chamber of the converter and pointed out an opening near the top, about twelve by twenty-four inches.
Greylorn|John Keith Laumer
Another achievement of far-reaching consequences was Captain Henry Bessemer's process for manufacturing steel.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for Bessemer converter

Bessemer converter

/ (ˈbɛsɪmə) /

noun

a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process

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