BOF

bɒf

Definition

Definition of BOF - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: birds of a feather

Dated

group of people with similar interests or ideas

Dated

Let's join the BOF session at the conference.

interest group

peer group

Acronym

acr: Basic Oxygen Furnace

TECH.

large machine that turns iron into steel using oxygen

TECH.

The factory uses a BOF to make steel.

acr: Boring Old Fart

Rare

Slang

older person seen as dull or old-fashioned

Rare

Slang

Don't be such a BOF about new music.

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Examples of BOF in a sentence

She attended a BOF meeting about AI ethics.
The BOF was shut down for maintenance.
Engineers monitor the BOF during steel production.
My uncle is a real BOF at parties.
Stop acting like a BOF about technology.

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French:groupe d'intérêt commun, convertisseur à oxygène, ...
German:Interessengruppe, BOF, ...
Italian:gruppo di affinità, LD, ...
Spanish:grupo de afinidad, Horno de Oxígeno Básico, ...
Portuguese:BOF, FBO, ...
Chinese:志同道合者聚会, BOF, ...
Japanese:BOF, 転炉, ...
Arabic:مجموعة ذات اهتمامات مشتركة, فُرْن الأُكْسِجين القاعِدي, ...
Hebrew:קְבוּצַת בַּעֲלֵי עִנְיָן מְשֻׁתָּף, כִּבְשָׁן חַמְצָן בְּסִיסִי, ...
Russian:группа по интересам, ККП, ...
Ukrainian:BOF, основна киснева піч, ...
Hindi:बीओएफ, बेसिक ऑक्सीजन फर्नेस, ...
Bengali:বার্ডস অফ এ ফেদার, মৌলিক অক্সিজেন চুল্লি, ...
Catalan:grup de persones amb interessos o idees similars, Horno d'Oxigen Bàsic, ...
Czech:zájmová skupina, kyslíkový konvertor, ...
Danish:BOF, basisk iltovn, ...
Dutch:belangengroep, BOF, ...
Greek:ομάδα με κοινά ενδιαφέροντα, ΒΟΞ, ...
Hungarian:érdeklődési kör, oxigénkonverter, ...
Khmer:ក្រុមអ្នកមានចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍ដូចគ្នា, ឡដុតអុកស៊ីសែនមូលដ្ឋាន, ...
Korean:버즈 오브 어 페더, BOF, ...
Persian:گروه هم‌فکر, کورهٔ اکسیژنی پایه, ...
Polish:grupa o podobnych zainteresowaniach, BOF, ...
Portuguese (BR):BOF, forno de oxigênio, ...
Romanian:BOF, convertizor cu oxigen de bază, ...
Swedish:BOF, basisk syrgasugn, ...
Thai:กลุ่มคนที่มีความสนใจเหมือนกัน, เตาออกซิเจนพื้นฐาน, ...
Turkish:BOF, bazik oksijen fırını, ...
Vietnamese:nhóm cùng mối quan tâm, Lò oxy cơ bản, ...

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