ingot

[ing-guht]

noun

1. a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.

verb (used with object)

1. to make ingots of; shape into ingots.

ingot

/ ˈɪŋɡət /

noun

1. a piece of cast metal obtained from a mould in a form suitable for storage, transporting, and further use

verb

1. (tr) to shape (metal) into ingots

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingot¹

1350–1400; Middle English: literally, (something) poured in, equivalent to in- in- ¹ + got ( e ) a stream, Old English *gota, akin to gēotan to flow; cognate with German giessen, Gothic giutan, Old Norse gjōta to pour

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingot¹

C14: perhaps from _in- ² + Old English goten, past participle of geotan to pour

Example Sentences

A complete plano-convex ingot has been uncovered in Sweden for the first time.

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Aras had said that within the wreck he had seen a number of large copper ingots and that he had actually recovered a bronze knife.

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The museum's Bronze age collection includes gold ingots, bracelets, and a lunula necklace.

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In September, the government granted it a $245 million contract to supply antimony ingots to the national defense stockpile.

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Elsewhere in the plant, workers cut the ingots into ultrathin wafers using diamond wire saws.

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