Slag — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

convert into slag

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈæɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈaɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈaɡ/

1 syllable Say it as /slˈæɡ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scoria dross

Parts of Speech

noun	the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
verb	convert into slag

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlacke

der Schaum, der durch Oxidation an der Oberfläche geschmolzener Metalle entsteht

🇫🇷French

scories

l'écume formée par l'oxydation à la surface des métaux en fusion

🇪🇸Spanish

escoria

La espuma formada por oxidación en la superficie de los metales fundidos.

🇮🇹Italian

scorie

la schiuma formata dall'ossidazione sulla superficie dei metalli fusi

🇳🇱Dutch

slak

het schuim gevormd door oxidatie aan het oppervlak van gesmolten metalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

escória

a espuma formada pela oxidação na superfície dos metais fundidos

🇷🇺Russian

шлак

накипь, образующаяся в результате окисления на поверхности расплавленных металлов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लावा

पिघली हुई धातुओं की सतह पर ऑक्सीकरण से बनने वाला मैल

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ল্যাগ

গলিত ধাতু পৃষ্ঠে জারণ দ্বারা গঠিত ময়লা

🇮🇳Tamil

கசடு

உருகிய உலோகங்களின் மேற்பரப்பில் ஆக்சிஜனேற்றத்தால் உருவாகும் கறை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్లాగ్

కరిగిన లోహాల ఉపరితలం వద్ద ఆక్సీకరణం ద్వారా ఏర్పడిన ఒట్టు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्लॅग

वितळलेल्या धातूंच्या पृष्ठभागावर ऑक्सिडेशनमुळे तयार झालेला स्कम

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લેગ

પીગળેલી ધાતુઓની સપાટી પર ઓક્સિડેશન દ્વારા રચાયેલ મેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲ್ಯಾಗ್

ಕರಗಿದ ಲೋಹಗಳ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಕ್ಸಿಡೀಕರಣದಿಂದ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಕಲ್ಮಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലാഗ്

ഉരുകിയ ലോഹങ്ങളുടെ ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ ഓക്സിഡേഷൻ വഴി രൂപപ്പെടുന്ന മാലിന്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਲੈਗ

ਪਿਘਲੇ ਹੋਏ ਧਾਤੂਆਂ ਦੀ ਸਤਹ 'ਤੇ ਆਕਸੀਕਰਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਕੂੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

سلیگ

پگھلی ہوئی دھاتوں کی سطح پر آکسیکرن سے بننے والا گند

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矿渣

熔融金属表面氧化形成的浮渣

🇯🇵Japanese

スラグ

溶融金属の表面の酸化によって形成されるスカム

🇰🇷Korean

광재

용탕 표면의 산화로 인해 형성된 찌꺼기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xỉ

cặn hình thành do quá trình oxy hóa ở bề mặt kim loại nóng chảy

🇹🇭Thai

ตะกรัน

ฝาที่เกิดจากการเกิดออกซิเดชันที่ผิวโลหะหลอมเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

terak

sampah yang terbentuk akibat oksidasi pada permukaan logam cair

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-abo

ang scum na nabuo sa pamamagitan ng oksihenasyon sa ibabaw ng mga tinunaw na metal

🇲🇾Malay

sanga

buih yang terbentuk melalui pengoksidaan pada permukaan logam cair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخبث

الزبد الناتج عن الأكسدة على سطح المعادن المنصهرة

🇮🇷Persian

سرباره

تفاله ای که در اثر اکسیداسیون در سطح فلزات مذاب ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

cüruf

erimiş metallerin yüzeyinde oksidasyonla oluşan köpük

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִיג

החלאות הנוצרות מחמצון על פני השטח של מתכות מותכות

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