| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The formation of frit or slag by heat with but incipient fusion.[Websters]. | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb frit.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (frit) | 1. To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.[Websters]. 2. To fritter; -- with away.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: fritting, fritted, frits, fritter, fritters, frittingly and frittedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"FRITTING" is a common misspelling or typo for: gritting. |
Date "FRITTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FRITTING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | The partial melting of grains of quartz and other minerals, so that each grain becomes surrounded by a zone of glass. Fritting results from the contact action of basalt and related lavas on other rocks (Johannsen,1931). (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: frit
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Frit brick | A lump of calcined glass materials, brought to a pasty condition in a reverberatory furnace, preliminary to the perfect vitrification in the melting pot. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: frit
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Enamel frit | Metallurgy | Glass or frit used to coat, protect and decorate metal surfaces. They consist generally of mixtures of borates, silicates and aluminates of the alkali metals, fritted at temperatures around 1200° C and milled with additions to give desired properties of color, opacity and coefficient of expansion. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Frit burner | Occupations | Tends equipment that blends and melts materials, such as clay, flint, and lead oxides, to make glaze: Weighs specified amounts of ingredients on scale according to batch card. Dumps weighed materials into mixing machine. Sets timing device on mixer for specified period and starts mixer. Observes mixture for conformance to coloring specifications. Empties batch from machine into bin and transports bin to frit furnace, using lift truck. Dumps materials into furnace and turns gas and air valves to heat furnace to specified temperature. Shuts off furnace and turns wheel to pour fused mass from furnace into water sump to undergo crystallization. Drains off water and shovels crystals (frit) into bin. Transports bin to storage area, using handtruck. (references) | |
| Frit maker | Occupations | Tends ball mill that mixes and grinds materials to produce glaze for coating pottery, tile, and porcelain: Weighs materials, such as calcium, carbonate, clay, feldspar, flint, and lead oxide, in specified proportions, using tubs and scale. Dumps materials into mill and pushes button to start mill that pulverizes and mixes glaze ingredients. Turns valve to transfer finished glaze from mill over screens and magnets and into storage jars. (references) | |
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| Frit | 5 | Frit | 5 | |
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