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kiln

/kɪln/

Translations

kilnnoun

kilns

/kɪln/

fourSurtout pour la cuisson de la poterie, des briques ou des céramiques.

The potter placed the clay pots in the kiln to harden them.

Le potier a placé les pots en argile dans le four pour les durcir.

Synonyms

kilnverb

kilned

Past Simple

kilned

Past Participle

kilning

Gerund

/kɪln/ or /kɪl/

Used transitively to mean 'to fire, burn, or dry in a kiln'.

cuire au fourSurtout en parlant de poterie, de briques ou de céramiques.

The bricks are kilned at 1000°C to achieve the desired hardness.

Les briques sont cuites au four à 1000 °C pour obtenir la dureté souhaitée.

Synonyms

furnace (verb)

kilnnoun

A furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for firing pottery, bricks, or ceramics.

The potter placed the clay pots in the kiln to harden them.

kilnverb

To burn, fire, or dry (a material such as pottery, bricks, or grain) in a kiln.

The bricks are kilned at 1000°C to achieve the desired hardness.