Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Clinker — may refer to: Clinker (boat building), construction method for wooden boats Clinker (waste), waste from industrial processes Clinker (cement), a kilned then quenched cement product Clinker brick, rough dark coloured bricks Clinker Peak, a… … Wikipedia
clinker — ● clinker nom masculin (anglais clinker, scories) Produit de la cuisson des constituants principaux du ciment, à la sortie du four, mais avant broyage. Brique vitrifiée utilisée pour les carrelages. ● clinker (expressions) nom masculin (anglais… … Encyclopédie Universelle
clinker — CLÍNKER s.n. (Jaz) Notă plasată greşit sau intonată fals. [< engl. clinker]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 19.12.2004. Sursa: DN CLÍNKER s. n. (jaz) notă plasată greşit sau intonată fals. (< engl. clinker) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa … Dicționar Român
Clinker — Clink er (kl[i^][ng]k [ e]r), n. [From clink; cf. D. clinker a brick which is so hard that it makes a sonorous sound, from clinken to clink. Cf. {Clinkstone}.] 1. A mass composed of several bricks run together by the action of the fire in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clinker — ► NOUN 1) the stony residue from burnt coal or from a furnace. 2) a brick with a vitrified surface. ORIGIN from Dutch klinken to clink … English terms dictionary
clinker — [kliŋk′ər] n. [Du klinker, vitrified brick that clinks when struck < klinckaerd < klinken, to ring] 1. Archaic a very hard brick 2. a hard mass of fused stony matter formed in a furnace, as from impurities in the coal 3. Slang a) a mistake… … English World dictionary
Clinker — Le clinker est un constituant du ciment artificiel, qui résulte de la cuisson d un mélange composé d environ 75 % de calcaire et de 25 % de silice : la « farine » ou le « cru ». Cette cuisson, la clinkerisation … Wikipédia en Français
clinker — 1. n. a mistake; (in music) a mis played note. □ That was a bad clinker in the middle of the soft passage. □ Look at the score, man! That series of clinkers just isn’t there. 2. n. a worthless person or thing. (From the term for a cinder.) □ This … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
clinker — noun 1 (C, U) the hard material like rocks which is left after coal has been burnt 2 (singular) AmE a bad note in a musical performance: The singer hit a real clinker. 3 (singular) AmE old fashioned something or someone that is a total failure:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clinker — I. /ˈklɪŋkə / (say klingkuh) noun 1. a. a hard brick, used for paving, etc. b. an overburnt face brick. 2. a partially vitrified mass of brick. 3. the scale of oxide formed on iron during forging. 4. a mass of incombustible matter fused together …
