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Made of cast iron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- I use a cast iron skillet for frying pancakes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Durable; tough; resilient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- Ernest has a cast iron constitution and never gets sick.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bulletproof, impervious, iron, robust, unshakable
Antonyms: none provided
Inflexible or without exception.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The school's cast iron policy on admissions fees left no leeway for needy students.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: iron-clad, stern, unrelenting, unwavering
Antonyms: none provided
A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Cast iron is popular for cookware where an even heating temperature is important.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: iron, metal
an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: iron, Fe, atomic number 26
Narrower terms: alloy iron, alloy cast iron, pot metal
Derived from the casting of this form of iron. See wrought iron for comparison.
Across languages
Translations
106 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
չուգունե
(čʻugune)
— made of cast iron
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Armenian:
թուջե
(tʻuǰe)
— made of cast iron
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Bashkir:
суйын
(suyın)
— made of cast iron
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Bulgarian:
чугунен
(čugunen)
— made of cast iron
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Finnish:
valurautainen
— made of cast iron
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Finnish:
valurauta-
— made of cast iron
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German:
gusseisern
— made of cast iron
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Italian:
di ghisa
— made of cast iron
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Persian:
چدنی
(čodani)
— made of cast iron
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Polish:
żeliwny
— made of cast iron
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Russian:
чугу́нный
(čugúnnyj)
— made of cast iron
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Swedish:
gjutjärns-
— made of cast iron
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Turkish:
döküm
— made of cast iron
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Ukrainian:
чаву́нний
(čavúnnyj)
— made of cast iron
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Bulgarian:
железен
(železen)
— durable, tough, resiliant
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Finnish:
rautainen
— durable, tough, resiliant
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Italian:
di ferro
— durable, tough, resiliant
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Polish:
żelazny
— durable, tough, resiliant
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Polish:
stalowy
— durable, tough, resiliant
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Russian:
желе́зный
(želéznyj)
— durable, tough, resiliant
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Ukrainian:
стале́вий
(stalévyj)
— durable, tough, resiliant
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Ukrainian:
залі́зний
(zalíznyj)
— durable, tough, resiliant
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Ukrainian:
чаву́нний
(čavúnnyj)
— durable, tough, resiliant
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Bulgarian:
твърд
(tvǎrd)
— inflexible or without exception
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Bulgarian:
непреклонен
(nepreklonen)
— inflexible or without exception
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Finnish:
kiveen hakattu
— inflexible or without exception
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Italian:
inflessibile
— inflexible or without exception
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Polish:
srogi
— inflexible or without exception
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Polish:
surowy
— inflexible or without exception
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Russian:
стро́гий
(strógij)
— inflexible or without exception
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Russian:
суро́вый
(suróvyj)
— inflexible or without exception
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Russian:
жёсткий
(žóstkij)
— inflexible or without exception
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Ukrainian:
суво́рий
(suvóryj)
— inflexible or without exception
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Ukrainian:
жорстки́й
(žorstkýj)
— inflexible or without exception
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Southern Altai:
чой
(čoy)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Armenian:
չուգուն
(čʻugun)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Armenian:
թուջ
(tʻuǰ)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Azerbaijani:
çuqun
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Bashkir:
суйын
(suyın)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Belarusian:
чыгун
(čyhun)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Bulgarian:
чугун
(čugun)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Burmese:
သံကြွပ်
(samkrwap)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Catalan:
ferro fos
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Catalan:
ferro colat
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Cherokee:
ᏧᎳᏍᎩ
(tsulasgi)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Chinese Mandarin:
鑄鐵 /铸铁
(zhùtiě)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Czech:
litina
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Danish:
støbejern
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Dutch:
gietijzer
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Esperanto:
gisfero
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Estonian:
malm
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Finnish:
valurauta
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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French:
fonte
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Georgian:
თუჯი
(tuǯi)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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German:
Gusseisen
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Greek:
χυτοσίδηρος
(chytosídiros)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Hebrew:
יַצֶקֶת
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Hungarian:
öntött vas
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Hungarian:
öntöttvas
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Icelandic:
steypujárn
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Ido:
gis-fero
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Indonesian:
besi tuang
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Ingrian:
cuguna
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Irish:
iarann múnla
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Italian:
ghisa
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Japanese:
鋳鉄
(chūtetsu)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Kalmyk:
цө
(tsö)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Kalmyk:
ширм
(şirm)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Kannada:
ತಂಡವಾಳ
(taṇḍavāḷa)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Kazakh:
шоюн
(şoün)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Kazakh:
шойын
(şoiyn)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Korean:
주철
(jucheol)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Kumyk:
чоюн
(çoyun)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Latvian:
čuguns
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Latvian:
ķets
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Lithuanian:
ketus
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Luxembourgish:
Goss
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Macedonian:
леано железо
(leano železo)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Māori:
rino whakarewa
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Navajo:
béésh ditʼódí
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Norwegian Bokmål:
støpejern
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Norwegian Bokmål:
støypejern
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
støypejarn
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
støypejern
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Persian:
چدن
(čodan)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Polish:
żeliwo
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Portuguese:
ferro fundido
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Punjabi:
ਦੇਗੀ ਲੋਹਾ
(degī lohā)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Romanian:
fontă
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Russian:
чугу́н
(čugún)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Serbo-Croatian:
lijevano željezo
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Slovak:
liatina
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Spanish:
hierro fundido
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Spanish:
hierro colado
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Spanish:
fundición
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Swedish:
gjutjärn
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Tagalog:
binubong bakal
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Tamil:
வார்ப்பிரும்பு
(vārppirumpu)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Turkish:
dökme demir
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Turkish:
font
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Turkish:
pik
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Ottoman Turkish:
دوكمه
(dökme)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Ukrainian:
чаву́н
(čavún)
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Uzbek:
choʻyan
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Vietnamese:
gang
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon
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Welsh:
haearn bwrw
— hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon