Definition of Carborundum. Meaning of Carborundum. Synonyms of Carborundum

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Definition of Carborundum

Carborundum
Carborundum Car`bo*run"dum, [Carbon + corundum.] A beautiful crystalline compound, SiC, consisting of carbon and silicon in combination; carbon silicide. It is made by heating carbon and sand together in an electric furnace. The commercial article is dark-colored and iridescent. It is harder than emery, and is used as an abrasive.

Meaning of Carborundum from wikipedia

- Illegitimi non carborundum is a mock-Latin aphorism, often translated as "Don't let the ****s grind you down". The phrase itself has no meaning in...
- Silicon carbide (SiC), also known as carborundum (/ˌkɑːrbəˈrʌndəm/), is a hard chemical compound containing silicon and carbon. A semiconductor, it occurs...
- Carborundum Universal Ltd (****I) is an Indian company which manufactures and develops abrasives, ceramics, refractories, aluminium oxide grains, machine...
- Carborundum mezzotint is a printmaking technique in which the image is created by adding light p****ages to a dark field. It is a relatively new process...
- Headquartered in Chennai, the major companies of the Group include Carborundum Universal, Cholamandalam Financial Holdings, Cholamandalam Investment...
- silicon was used with a heavier point contact, while silicon carbide (carborundum) could tolerate the heaviest pressure. Another type used two crystals...
- own time for his work with the Army's Weather Bureau, he invented the carborundum radio detector in 1906. It was the first practical mineral radio wave...
- non carborundum", which is supposed to mean "one must not be ground down by the ****s", although it is largely faux-Latin, with "carborundum" (intended...
- process, which is still used to make silicon carbide (carborundum) and later a manufacturer of carborundum and graphite. Acheson (1856–1931) was raised in the...
- carborundum and other substances, a curious phenomenon was noted. On applying a potential of 10 volts between two points on a crystal of carborundum,...