Corten is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Corten in a sentence
Corten meaning
Any type of weathering steel, a steel alloy which does not require painting and acquires a stable, rust-like appearance over time
Using Corten
- The main meaning on this page is: Any type of weathering steel, a steel alloy which does not require painting and acquires a stable, rust-like appearance over time
- In the example corpus, corten often appears in combinations such as: in corten.
Context around Corten
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Corten
- In this selection, "corten" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, circular, steel, weathering and metal stand out and add context to how "corten" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arteflame s corten steel based and coated in corten weathering steel. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "corten" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with corten
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Arteflame’s Corten steel-based pedestal grill also has a modern look. (12 words)
The front garden is dotted with circular corten steel planters containing herbs and vegetables, including artichokes and nasturtiums. (18 words)
The US Steel Building in Pittsburgh and the Picasso statue in Chicago are two appropriate things made from Corten. (19 words)
The result of their collaboration, which will be shown at Expo 2020 in the United Arab Emirates, is a kinetic sculpture of two spheres, one in steel and one in corten metal, the latter material designed to rust. (38 words)
The Kathleen Alexander is thought to be the only houseboat that’s coated in Corten Weathering steel, which purposely rusts to create a protective coating that never needs to be repainted. (31 words)
The US Steel Building in Pittsburgh and the Picasso statue in Chicago are two appropriate things made from Corten. (19 words)
Example sentences (5)
Arteflame’s Corten steel-based pedestal grill also has a modern look.
The Kathleen Alexander is thought to be the only houseboat that’s coated in Corten Weathering steel, which purposely rusts to create a protective coating that never needs to be repainted.
The US Steel Building in Pittsburgh and the Picasso statue in Chicago are two appropriate things made from Corten.
The front garden is dotted with circular corten steel planters containing herbs and vegetables, including artichokes and nasturtiums.
The result of their collaboration, which will be shown at Expo 2020 in the United Arab Emirates, is a kinetic sculpture of two spheres, one in steel and one in corten metal, the latter material designed to rust.
Common combinations with corten
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in corten 2×