On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Wootz. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Wootz meaning
A type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades.
Using Wootz
- The main meaning on this page is: A type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades.
- In the example corpus, wootz often appears in combinations such as: wootz steel, the wootz.
Context around Wootz
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wootz
- In this selection, "wootz" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 33.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, obtain, indian, 259 and steel stand out and add context to how "wootz" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the wootz and indian wootz steel was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wootz" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wootz
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Indian Wootz steel was held in high regard in Roman Empire, was often considered to be the best. (18 words)
The wootz was in a soft, annealed state, with a grain structure and beads of pure iron carbide which were the result of its hypereutectoid state. (26 words)
During the smelting process to obtain Wootz steel ingots, woody biomass and leaves are known to have been used as carburizing additives along with certain specific types of iron rich in microalloying elements. (33 words)
Researches Into the History and Civilization of the Kirātas by G. P. Singh p.33 A Social History of Early India by Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya p.259 Wootz steel originated in south India in the 3rd century BC and was exported to foreign countries. (43 words)
Verhoeven and Pendray had already determined that the grains on the surface of the steel were grains of iron carbide—their goal was to reproduce the iron carbide patterns they saw in the Damascus blades from the grains in the wootz. (41 words)
A significant amount of written records on slavery are found, suggesting a prevalence thereof.sfn During this period, a high quality steel called Wootz steel was developed in south India and was later exported to China and Arabia. (38 words)
Example sentences (6)
A significant amount of written records on slavery are found, suggesting a prevalence thereof.sfn During this period, a high quality steel called Wootz steel was developed in south India and was later exported to China and Arabia.
During the smelting process to obtain Wootz steel ingots, woody biomass and leaves are known to have been used as carburizing additives along with certain specific types of iron rich in microalloying elements.
Indian Wootz steel was held in high regard in Roman Empire, was often considered to be the best.
Researches Into the History and Civilization of the Kirātas by G. P. Singh p.33 A Social History of Early India by Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya p.259 Wootz steel originated in south India in the 3rd century BC and was exported to foreign countries.
The wootz was in a soft, annealed state, with a grain structure and beads of pure iron carbide which were the result of its hypereutectoid state.
Verhoeven and Pendray had already determined that the grains on the surface of the steel were grains of iron carbide—their goal was to reproduce the iron carbide patterns they saw in the Damascus blades from the grains in the wootz.
Common combinations with wootz
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: