Refractory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace

not responding to treatment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻfɹˈæktɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪfɹˈaktəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪfɹˈaktəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻfɹˈæktɚɹi/.

Examples

a stubborn infection
a refractory case of acne
stubborn rust stains

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furnace lining stubborn fractious recalcitrant

Parts of Speech

noun	lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
adjective	not responding to treatment “a stubborn infection”
adjective	temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli “the refractory period of a muscle fiber”
adjective	stubbornly resistant to authority or control “a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness”

Word Forms

refractoriness	noun	the trait of being unmanageable
stubbornness	noun	the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
fractiousness	noun	the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

feuerfest

Auskleidung aus Material mit hohem Schmelzpunkt; Wird zur Auskleidung der Innenwände eines Ofens verwendet

🇫🇷French

réfractaire

doublure constituée d'un matériau à point de fusion élevé; utilisé pour recouvrir les parois intérieures d'un four

🇪🇸Spanish

refractario

revestimiento de material con un alto punto de fusión; Se utiliza para revestir las paredes interiores de un horno.

🇮🇹Italian

refrattario

rivestimento costituito da materiale ad alto punto di fusione; utilizzato per rivestire le pareti interne di una fornace

🇳🇱Dutch

vuurvast

voering bestaande uit materiaal met een hoog smeltpunt; gebruikt om de binnenwanden van een oven te bekleden

🇵🇹Portuguese

refratário

forro constituído por material com alto ponto de fusão; usado para revestir as paredes internas de uma fornalha

🇷🇺Russian

огнеупорный

футеровка, состоящая из материала с высокой температурой плавления; используется для облицовки внутренних стенок печи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आग रोक

उच्च गलनांक वाली सामग्री से युक्त अस्तर; भट्ठी की भीतरी दीवारों को लाइन करने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অবাধ্য

একটি উচ্চ গলনাঙ্ক সঙ্গে উপাদান গঠিত আস্তরণের; একটি চুল্লি ভিতরের দেয়াল লাইন ব্যবহৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

பயனற்ற

அதிக உருகுநிலை கொண்ட பொருள் கொண்ட புறணி; உலையின் உட்புறச் சுவர்களை வரிசைப்படுத்தப் பயன்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వక్రీభవన

అధిక ద్రవీభవన స్థానంతో పదార్థంతో కూడిన లైనింగ్; కొలిమి లోపలి గోడలను లైన్ చేయడానికి ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

अपवर्तक

उच्च वितळण्याच्या बिंदूसह सामग्री असलेले अस्तर; भट्टीच्या आतील भिंतींना ओळ घालण्यासाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રત્યાવર્તન

ઉચ્ચ ગલનબિંદુ સાથે સામગ્રીનો સમાવેશ કરતી અસ્તર; ભઠ્ઠીની અંદરની દિવાલોને લાઇન કરવા માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಕ್ರೀಕಾರಕ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಕರಗುವ ಬಿಂದುವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಲೈನಿಂಗ್; ಕುಲುಮೆಯ ಒಳಗಿನ ಗೋಡೆಗಳನ್ನು ಜೋಡಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിഫ്രാക്റ്ററി

ഉയർന്ന ദ്രവണാങ്കം ഉള്ള മെറ്റീരിയൽ അടങ്ങുന്ന ലൈനിംഗ്; ചൂളയുടെ അകത്തെ ചുവരുകൾ നിരത്താൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਫ੍ਰੈਕਟਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚ ਪਿਘਲਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਲਾਈਨਿੰਗ; ਇੱਕ ਭੱਠੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੰਦਰਲੀਆਂ ਕੰਧਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਾਈਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریفریکٹری

ایک اعلی پگھلنے والے نقطہ کے ساتھ مواد پر مشتمل استر؛ بھٹی کی اندرونی دیواروں کو لائن کرنے کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

耐火

衬里由高熔点材料组成；用于衬砌熔炉的内壁

🇯🇵Japanese

耐火物

裏地は高融点の素材で構成されています。炉の内壁を覆うために使用される

🇰🇷Korean

내화 물질

융점이 높은 소재로 구성된 라이닝; 용광로의 내부 벽을 라이닝하는 데 사용됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vật liệu chịu lửa

lớp lót bao gồm vật liệu có điểm nóng chảy cao; dùng để lót các bức tường bên trong của lò nung

🇹🇭Thai

วัสดุทนไฟ

ซับในประกอบด้วยวัสดุที่มีจุดหลอมเหลวสูง ใช้สำหรับบุผนังด้านในของเตาเผา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tahan panas

lapisan yang terdiri dari bahan dengan titik leleh tinggi; digunakan untuk melapisi dinding bagian dalam tungku

🇵🇭Filipino

matigas ang ulo

lining na binubuo ng materyal na may mataas na punto ng pagkatunaw; ginagamit sa linya sa loob ng mga dingding ng isang pugon

🇲🇾Malay

refraktori

lapisan yang terdiri daripada bahan dengan takat lebur yang tinggi; digunakan untuk melapisi dinding dalam relau

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حراري

بطانة تتكون من مادة ذات نقطة انصهار عالية؛ تستخدم لتبطين الجدران الداخلية للفرن

🇮🇷Persian

نسوز

پوشش متشکل از مواد با نقطه ذوب بالا؛ برای پوشش دیوارهای داخلی کوره استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

refrakter

yüksek erime noktasına sahip malzemeden oluşan astar; fırının iç duvarlarını kaplamak için kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַקשָׁן

בטנה המורכבת מחומר עם נקודת התכה גבוהה; משמש לציפוי הקירות הפנימיים של תנור

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What is the primary definition of the word 'refractory'?

The primary meaning of 'refractory' is 'lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'refractory' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'refractory' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'refractory' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'refractory' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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