English Dictionary

dross

IPA（発音記号）

/dɹɒs/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常 比喩的用法

Waste or impure matter. / Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal from oxidation. / The impurities in metal. / A waste product from working with metal.

日本語の意味

不純物（素材中の混入物） / 溶融金属の表面に形成される酸化物による残渣（スラグ） / 金属加工において生じる廃棄物

The editor sifted through the manuscript, removing the dross to reveal the true talent beneath.

編集者は原稿を精査して不要な部分を取り除き、その下にある真の才能を明らかにした。

意味（1）

Waste or impure matter.

意味（2）

Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal from oxidation.

意味（3）

The impurities in metal.

意味（4）

A waste product from working with metal.

Dross is related with the incomplete expulsion of the melt from the bottom of the kerf. For precision applications where the clean cutting edges are important the formation of dross at the bottom of the cutting kerf must be controlled. This requires deep understanding of the mechanisms of dross formation and the various materials and laser-cutting parameters which potentially control the formation of dross. For example, the highly cleaned (dross-free) cutting edges can be obtained in […]

意味（5）

(figuratively) Worthless or trivial matter.

What thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross

drosses （ plural ）