Inquartation — In quar*ta tion, n. Quartation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inquartation — (Quartation), eine Art der Scheidung des Goldes von anderen Metallen, s.u. Gold S. 445 … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
inquartation — inquart [ ɛ̃kar ] n. m. • 1676; de 2. in et quart ♦ Techn. Opération qui consiste à ajouter à l or, avant la coupellation, trois fois son poids d argent. ⇒ alliage. On dit aussi INQUARTATION n. f. et QUARTATION n. f. ⇒INQUART, subst.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
inquartation — Quartation Quar*ta tion, n. [L. quartus the fourth: cf. F. quartation. So called because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth.] (Chem. & Assaying) The act, process, or result (in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inquartation — /in kwawr tay sheuhn/, n. (in assaying) the addition of silver to a gold silver alloy in order to facilitate the parting of the gold by nitric acid. [1880 85; perh. < F inquartation. See IN 2, QUARTER, ATION] * * * … Universalium
inquartation — /in kwawr tay sheuhn/, n. (in assaying) the addition of silver to a gold silver alloy in order to facilitate the parting of the gold by nitric acid. [1880 85; perh. < F inquartation. See IN 2, QUARTER, ATION] … Useful english dictionary
inquart — [ ɛ̃kar ] n. m. • 1676; de 2. in et quart ♦ Techn. Opération qui consiste à ajouter à l or, avant la coupellation, trois fois son poids d argent. ⇒ alliage. On dit aussi INQUARTATION n. f. et QUARTATION n. f. ⇒INQUART, subst. masc.,INQUARTATION,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ESSAIS (or et argent) — ESSAIS, or et argent En France, les objets en or et en argent ont toujours été essayés : par les gardes sous l’Ancien Régime, par les centres de garantie à partir de 1798. L’essai est une analyse chimique ayant pour but, par des moyens divers, de … Encyclopédie Universelle
Quartation — Quar*ta tion, n. [L. quartus the fourth: cf. F. quartation. So called because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth.] (Chem. & Assaying) The act, process, or result (in the process of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gold — This article is about the metal. For the color, see Gold (color). For other uses, see Gold (disambiguation). platinum ← gold → mercury … Wikipedia