What does «crisol» mean in Spanish?
- A vessel used to melt and purify metals at high temperature. The vessel is usually composed of graphite with some clay to withstand the high temperatures over 500 degrees Celsius. Some even withstand more than 1500 degrees Celsius.
Examples of use in Spanish: "En el crisol se funden los metales".
- Lower concave tank of the furnaces that collects the molten material.
- impr. deposit in the linotypes in which the molten lead is.
- Place where different things are mixed or fused.
- Purification, assay or test medium, analysis medium.
- Soc. A place where diverse cultures merge.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Esta ciudad es un crisol de razas".
"Algunas personas ven a Estados Unidos como un crisol de culturas".
- A situation in which something is refined.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Pasar por el crisol del sufrimiento".