Bessemer process

ˈbɛsɪmər ˈprəʊsɛs

Definition

Definition of Bessemer process - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

steel production

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industrial method for mass-producing steel by removing impurities

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The Bessemer process revolutionized the steel industry.

metallurgy

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method for refining copper by removing sulphur and iron

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The Bessemer process is used in copper refining.

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Expressions with process

due process

justice administered by established rules and principles

Due process requires adherence to established legal procedures.

trust the process

have confidence in a plan or strategy

Even when it's tough, trust the process.

legal process

series of official steps by which a court handles a case

The legal process can take years when many witnesses must testify.

ease the process

make a task simpler or less difficult

We need to ease the process of applying for a loan.

in the process

adv.

while doing something else

She was studying and in the process learned a lot.

learning process

series of steps through which someone gains knowledge or skills

Each student has a different learning process and needs varied teaching methods.

Terms with Bessemer process included in their meaning

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Bessemer converter

industrial equipment

large vessel for making steel by Bessemer process

Bessemer pig

metallurgy

raw iron suitable for the Bessemer process

Examples of Bessemer process in a sentence

The Bessemer process was a key innovation of the 19th century.
Engineers improved the Bessemer process for efficiency.
The Bessemer process revolutionized copper production.

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French:procédé Bessemer, ...
German:Bessemer-Verfahren, ...
Italian:processo Bessemer, ...
Spanish:proceso Bessemer, ...
Portuguese:processo Bessemer, ...
Chinese:贝塞麦法, ...
Japanese:ベッセマー法, ...
Arabic:طَرِيقَة بَسْمَر, عملية بسمير, ...
Hebrew:תַּהֲלִיךְ בֶּסֶמֶר, תַּהֲלִיךְ בֶּסֶמֶר, ...
Russian:процесс Бессемера, ...
Ukrainian:Бессемерівський процес, ...
Hindi:बेसेमर प्रक्रिया, ...
Bengali:বেসেমার প্রক্রিয়া, ...
Catalan:procés Bessemer, ...
Czech:bessemerův proces, Bessemerův proces, ...
Danish:Bessemer-processen, ...
Dutch:Bessemerprocedé, Bessemer-proces, ...
Greek:μέθοδος Μπέσεμερ, μέθοδος Bessemer, ...
Hungarian:Bessemer-eljárás, ...
Khmer:វិធីសាស្ត្របេសសឺមើរ, វិធីសាស្ត្របេសឺម័រ, ...
Korean:베세머 공정, ...
Persian:فرآیند بسمر, ...
Polish:proces Bessemera, ...
Portuguese (BR):processo Bessemer, ...
Romanian:procesul Bessemer, ...
Swedish:Bessemermetod, Bessemermetoden, ...
Thai:กระบวนการเบสเซเมอร์, ...
Turkish:Bessemer yöntemi, ...
Vietnamese:quy trình Bessemer, quá trình Bessemer, ...

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