smelt
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/smɛlt/
/smɛlt/
GeneralManufacturing
- 1 (cevheri) eritmek, ergitmek, izabe etmek
Definition (English)
To heat rock containing metal until it melts, in order to get the metal out.
Example Sentences
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The workers smelt the iron ore to produce iron.İşçiler demir elde etmek için demir cevherini eritir.
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Copper was first smelted in this region thousands of years ago.Bu bölgede bakır, binlerce yıl önce ilk kez ergitildi.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
smelt
/smɛlt/
Past
smelted
/smɛltɪd/
Participle
smelted
/smɛltɪd/
Spelling rule
Add ‑edsmelt → smelted
Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.
Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. smelted /smɛltɪd/
Collocations
smelt iron oresmelt coppersmelting furnace