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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries耐火材料
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nài huǒ cái liào
"工业炉通常需要使用优质的耐火材料。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resistant to heat or melting; capable of withstanding extremely high temperatures without suffering degradation.
"Refractory materials are essential for lining industrial furnaces and high-temperature reactors." - 2
Stubborn, unmanageable, or resistant to authority, treatment, or cure.
"The patient presented with a refractory case of hypertension that failed to respond to standard medications."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin refractarius, meaning stubborn or obstinate, originating from refractus, the past participle of refringere (to break up). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a figurative stubbornness to a technical designation in metallurgy and engineering for materials that resist extreme heat.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Refractory" is said worldwide
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réfractaire
Transliteration: réfractaire
"Ce four est revêtu de briques réfractaires."
feuerfest
Transliteration: feuerfest
"Das Material ist hochgradig feuerfest."
reattario
Transliteration: reattario
"Il rivestimento reattario protegge il forno."
refractario
Transliteration: refractario
"Utilizaron ladrillos refractarios para construir la chimenea."
refratário
Transliteration: refratário
"O revestimento refratário suporta temperaturas extremas."
अग्सह
Transliteration: agnisahy
Script: अग्निसह
"यह सामग्री अत्यधिक गर्मी के प्रति अग्निसह है।"
耐火材料
Transliteration: nài huǒ cái liào
"工业炉通常需要使用优质的耐火材料。"
내화물
Transliteration: naehwamul
"고온 용광로에는 특수 내화물이 사용됩니다."
耐火物
Transliteration: taikabutsu
"その工業炉は高性能な耐火物で裏打ちされている。"
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