ingot definition by Wordo

Noun

A

solid

block

of

more

or

less

pure

metal

,

often

but

not

necessarily

bricklike

in

shape

and

trapezoidal

in

cross-section

,

the

result

of

pouring

out

and

cooling

molten

metal

,

often

immediately

after

smelting

from

raw

ore

or

alloying

from

constituents

.

Verb

To

form

(

scraps

of

metal

)

into

ingots

.