Crucible
noun
A ceramic or metal container which can withstand very high temperatures, used in laboratories or industries to melt down substances.
The laboratory technician used a crucible to melt the chemicals for the experiment.
Often appears as...
- ceramic crucible
- graphite crucible
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Technical
noun
A severe test or trial people go through, usually leading to a transformation or a new understanding.
Surviving the accident was a crucible that changed his perspective towards life.
Often appears as...
- through the crucible
- face a crucible
noun
A place or situation where different elements interact to produce something new.
New York City is a crucible of different cultures and ideas.
Often appears as...
- crucible of cultures
- crucible of creativity
noun
A ceramic or metal container which can withstand very high temperatures, used in laboratories or industries to melt down substances.
The laboratory technician used a crucible to melt the chemicals for the experiment.
Often appears as...
- ceramic crucible
- graphite crucible
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A severe test or trial people go through, usually leading to a transformation or a new understanding.
Surviving the accident was a crucible that changed his perspective towards life.
Often appears as...
- through the crucible
- face a crucible
noun
A place or situation where different elements interact to produce something new.
New York City is a crucible of different cultures and ideas.
Often appears as...
- crucible of cultures
- crucible of creativity
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3High Heat Resistance
The word 'crucible' refers to a container's ability to withstand extreme temperatures, often in scientific or industrial settings.
They placed the sample in the crucible before increasing the furnace temperature.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Specificity
Crucibles are usually made from materials like ceramic or metal, each chosen for their heat-resistant qualities.
Choose a graphite crucible when working with silver.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
'Crucible' is often used in a technical or scientific context, less so in everyday conversation.
The experiment's success depends on the choice of crucible.
Pro Tip 1/3High Heat Resistance
The word 'crucible' refers to a container's ability to withstand extreme temperatures, often in scientific or industrial settings.
They placed the sample in the crucible before increasing the furnace temperature.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Specificity
Crucibles are usually made from materials like ceramic or metal, each chosen for their heat-resistant qualities.
Choose a graphite crucible when working with silver.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
'Crucible' is often used in a technical or scientific context, less so in everyday conversation.
The experiment's success depends on the choice of crucible.
Pro Tip 1/3High Heat Resistance
The word 'crucible' refers to a container's ability to withstand extreme temperatures, often in scientific or industrial settings.
They placed the sample in the crucible before increasing the furnace temperature.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Specificity
Crucibles are usually made from materials like ceramic or metal, each chosen for their heat-resistant qualities.
Choose a graphite crucible when working with silver.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
'Crucible' is often used in a technical or scientific context, less so in everyday conversation.
The experiment's success depends on the choice of crucible.
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Glow-in-the-dark sharks...
that we've been looking at the blue ocean, and it's a crucible of blue, and these animals living there for millions of years have been evolving all sorts of ways to take in that blue light and give off other colors. And here's just a little sample of what this secret world looks like. It's like an underwater light show.
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John Delaney: Wiring an...
So the complexity of this system that we're looking at, the one driven by the sun -- upper portion, mostly -- and the lower portion is partly driven by the input from heat below and by other processes. This is very, very important because this is the system, this is the crucible,
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It's OK to feel...
and we're going to be doing that individually and we're going to be doing that collectively. I think of the shoots of small trees that can only come up after massive forest fires, where seed pods have to explode under great heat. We're in a kind of crucible moment right now,
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Older people are happier...
genetically harder than our ancestors were ten thousand years ago this increase in life expectancy is the remarkable product of culture the crucible that holds science and technology and wide-scale changes in behavior that improve health and
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Laura Carstensen: Older...
This increase in life expectancy is the remarkable product of culture -- the crucible that holds science and technology and wide-scale changes in behavior that improve health and well-being.
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How I unlearned...
The greatest way to mask a shaky sense of self is to hide behind a false air of respect. Sitting in circle resembles sitting in a fire. It is a crucible that can and does break.
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The Sword Excalibur PIPE...
are thinking swords belong to the aristocracy they're very expensive piece of technology a charcoal furnace heats a crucible containing tin and copper to form molten bronze
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These Mountains Cannot...
this B crucible of ski mountaineering in North America if all goes well we'll get up there tomorrow right now looks good if we were up there right now I bet we'd
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Geoffrey West: The...
Cities are the crucible of civilization. They have been expanding, urbanization has been expanding, at an exponential rate in the last 200 years
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Heading Into an Ambush PIPE...
wild young man nobody's ever ready for any type of crucible or test like that
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Glow-in-the-dark sharks...
that we've been looking at the blue ocean, and it's a crucible of blue, and these animals living there for millions of years have been evolving all sorts of ways to take in that blue light and give off other colors. And here's just a little sample of what this secret world looks like. It's like an underwater light show.
Video examples
John Delaney: Wiring an...
So the complexity of this system that we're looking at, the one driven by the sun -- upper portion, mostly -- and the lower portion is partly driven by the input from heat below and by other processes. This is very, very important because this is the system, this is the crucible,
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It's OK to feel...
and we're going to be doing that individually and we're going to be doing that collectively. I think of the shoots of small trees that can only come up after massive forest fires, where seed pods have to explode under great heat. We're in a kind of crucible moment right now,
Video examples
Older people are happier...
genetically harder than our ancestors were ten thousand years ago this increase in life expectancy is the remarkable product of culture the crucible that holds science and technology and wide-scale changes in behavior that improve health and
Video examples
Laura Carstensen: Older...
This increase in life expectancy is the remarkable product of culture -- the crucible that holds science and technology and wide-scale changes in behavior that improve health and well-being.
Video examples
How I unlearned...
The greatest way to mask a shaky sense of self is to hide behind a false air of respect. Sitting in circle resembles sitting in a fire. It is a crucible that can and does break.
Video examples
The Sword Excalibur PIPE...
are thinking swords belong to the aristocracy they're very expensive piece of technology a charcoal furnace heats a crucible containing tin and copper to form molten bronze
Video examples
These Mountains Cannot...
this B crucible of ski mountaineering in North America if all goes well we'll get up there tomorrow right now looks good if we were up there right now I bet we'd
Video examples
Geoffrey West: The...
Cities are the crucible of civilization. They have been expanding, urbanization has been expanding, at an exponential rate in the last 200 years
Video examples
Heading Into an Ambush PIPE...
wild young man nobody's ever ready for any type of crucible or test like that
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Ron Carlson
American Novelist
The literary story is a story that deals with the complicated human heart with an honest tolerance for the ambiguity in which we live. No good guys, no bad guys, just guys: that is, people bearing up in the crucible of their days and certainly not always - if ever - capable of articulating their condition.
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Michael Porter
American Educator
As minorities and other immigrant groups become more important to our economy, the inner city is a crucible that gives us an early look at phenomena that are going to be spreading more broadly in the economy over time.
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Paul Kalanithi
American Writer
While all doctors treat diseases, neurosurgeons' work is the crucible of identity. Every operation on the brain is, by necessity, a manipulation of the substance of our selves.
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Donald Johanson
American Scientist
When we look for the origins of all humanity today, let's not just look at Europe, because I think Africa was the cradle, the crucible that created us as Homo sapiens.
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Steve Buyer
American Politician
Men and women whose early youth was shaped in the ordeal of the Great Depression showed the values formed in that crucible when tyranny threatened a world.
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David Goggins
American Athlete
Before you start a goal - let's take care of our insecurities because they are going to surface when you put yourself in the crucible and you're suffering.
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Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
Berry was a transitional and, to my mind, revolutionary black figure who had to find a place for the rage that the crucible of racism created.
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Tony Robbins
American Speaker
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.
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Bruce Babbitt
American Politician
Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict.
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Geoffrey West
British Physicist
Cities are the crucible of civilization.
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Ron Carlson
American Novelist
The literary story is a story that deals with the complicated human heart with an honest tolerance for the ambiguity in which we live. No good guys, no bad guys, just guys: that is, people bearing up in the crucible of their days and certainly not always - if ever - capable of articulating their condition.
Quote examples
Michael Porter
American Educator
As minorities and other immigrant groups become more important to our economy, the inner city is a crucible that gives us an early look at phenomena that are going to be spreading more broadly in the economy over time.
Quote examples
Paul Kalanithi
American Writer
While all doctors treat diseases, neurosurgeons' work is the crucible of identity. Every operation on the brain is, by necessity, a manipulation of the substance of our selves.
Quote examples
Donald Johanson
American Scientist
When we look for the origins of all humanity today, let's not just look at Europe, because I think Africa was the cradle, the crucible that created us as Homo sapiens.
Quote examples
Steve Buyer
American Politician
Men and women whose early youth was shaped in the ordeal of the Great Depression showed the values formed in that crucible when tyranny threatened a world.
Quote examples
David Goggins
American Athlete
Before you start a goal - let's take care of our insecurities because they are going to surface when you put yourself in the crucible and you're suffering.
Quote examples
Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
Berry was a transitional and, to my mind, revolutionary black figure who had to find a place for the rage that the crucible of racism created.
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Tony Robbins
American Speaker
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.
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Bruce Babbitt
American Politician
Look, this job has always been a crucible of conflict.
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Geoffrey West
British Physicist
Cities are the crucible of civilization.
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