open-hearth process

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-puh n-hahrth pros-es]

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-puh n-hahrth pros-es]

Definitions of open-hearth process words

noun open-hearth process a process of steelmaking in which the charge is laid in a furnace (open-hearth furnace) on a shallow hearth and heated directly by burning gas as well as radiatively by the furnace walls. 1
noun open-hearth process a process for making steel using an open-hearth furnace 0

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Origin of open-hearth process

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Open-hearth process

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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open-hearth process popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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