refractory

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for refractory

refractory 🔊 /ɹʌfɹæˈktɚi/

refractory : ඇට්ටර

refractory : නොවිරෙන

refractory : අකීකරු

refractory : තාපසහ

refractory : දුර්දාන්ත

refractory definition

Adjective.

  1. Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast.
  2. Resisting ordinary treatment; difficult of fusion, reduction, or the like; -- said especially of metals and the like, which do not readily yield to heat, or to the hammer; as, a refractory ore.

Noun.

  1. A refractory person.
  2. Refractoriness.
  3. OPottery) A piece of ware covered with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate a glaze to the other articles.