hotend
nounUK /ˈhɒt.ɛnd/
US /ˈhɑt.ɛnd/
The hot part of a 3D printer that melts the plastic so it can be squirted out.
The hotend reached 200 degrees before the printer started making the toy.
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2. The heated tip of a soldering tool used to melt metal for joining wires.
He touched the hotend of the soldering iron to the wire joint.
3. The warmest section at the end of a long pipe or duct in a heating system.
The hotend of the radiator pipe was too warm to touch.
4. The final, most intense part of a race or game.
The runners sped up during the hotend of the marathon.