retort

retort

retort (third-person singular simple present retorts, present participle retorting, simple past and past participle retorted)

1. To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
2. To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator.
3. To heat in a retort.

retort (plural retorts)

1. A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator.
2. (chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.

   • 1893, A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.670)

3. A container in which material is subjected to high temperatures as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.

risposta

matraccio

replica

ribattere

storta

Altri significati:

(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.

A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator.

(a) retort

retort (food)

To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.

To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator.

sharp or witty reply

A container in which material is subjected to high temperatures as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.

answer or fire back

flask used for distillation

To heat in a retort.

To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation

Traduzione 'veloce'

Il nostro dizionario è liberamente ispirato al wikidizionario .... The online encyclopedia in which any reasonable person can join us in writing and editing entries on any encyclopedic topic