furnace


Definition: Meaning of, furnace in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfəːnɪs /

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furnace furnaces
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  1. a large container for a very hot fire, used to produce power, heat, or liquid metal
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  2. a piece of equipment used to heat a building
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furnace used in phrases

  • Stassano furnace (noun)
    1. an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel
  • blast furnace (noun)
    1. a large industrial structure in which iron is separated from the rock that surrounds it
  • electric furnace (noun)
    1. any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current
  • electric-arc furnace (noun)
    1. an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel
  • furnace lining (noun)
    1. lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
  • furnace room (noun)
    1. usually in the basement of a building a room that contains a furnace for heating the building
  • gas furnace (noun)
    1. a furnace that burns gas
  • oil furnace (noun)
    1. a furnace that burns oil
  • open-hearth furnace (noun)
    1. a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play over it
  • reverberatory furnace (noun)
    1. a furnace in which the material that is being treated is heated indirectly by flames that are directed at the roof and walls of the furnace
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