noun
clinker
Clinker (noun) means a very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
noun
1
A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
2
A mass of bricks fused together by intense heat.
3
Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling.
4
An intermediate product in the manufacture of Portland cement, obtained by sintering limestone and alumino-silicate materials such as clay into nodules in a cement kiln.
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Etymology
From Dutch klinkaerd, later klinker, from klinken (“to ring, resound”).
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What is the meaning of clinker?
"clinker" (noun) means a very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands.
What are the different meanings of clinker?
"clinker" has 3 main meanings: 1. A very hard brick used for paving customarily made in the Netherlands; 2. A mass of bricks fused together by intense heat; 3. Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling.