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furnace

UK
/ˈfɜːnɪs/
US
/ˈfɜrnɪs/

Translations

furnacenoun
furnaces
pl
UK
/ˈfɜːnɪs/
US
/ˈfɜrnɪs/
The blacksmith used the furnace to heat the metal.
Кузнец использовал печь для нагрева металла.
The coal was shoveled into the furnace to keep the factory running.
Уголь закидывали в топку, чтобы завод продолжал работать.
Additional translations
плавильная печь
доменная печь
горн
Synonyms
stove
forge
incinerator
kiln
heater
furnaceverb
furnaced
Past Simple
furnaced
Past Participle
furnacing
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɜː.nɪs/
US
/ˈfɝː.nɪs/
Technical and formal use: to subject something to the heat of a furnace.
Synonyms
heat
fire
roast
smelt
calcine
anneal
bake
fuse
temper
furnaceadjective
Attributive use, e.g., "furnace oil", "furnace room".

Definitions

furnacenoun
An enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures, e.g., for smelting metals.
The blacksmith used the furnace to melt the iron before shaping it into tools.
A device used for heating a building, typically by burning fuel or using electricity.
During the winter, the furnace keeps the entire house warm and comfortable.
A place or condition of intense heat.
By mid-afternoon, the valley had become a furnace.
furnaceverb
To heat, smelt, or process in a furnace.
The laboratory furnaced the sample at 1000 °C for two hours.
To burn or glow with intense heat.
The coals furnaced brightly in the hearth.
furnaceadjective
Designed for, relating to, or used in a furnace.
The engineer recommended a special furnace alloy.
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