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furnace

/ˈfɜːnɪs/

/ˈfɜrnɪs/

furnacenoun

furnaces

/ˈfɜːnɪs/

/ˈfɜrnɪs/

Translations

печь

The blacksmith used the furnace to heat the metal.

Кузнец использовал печь для нагрева металла.

топка

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

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

furnaceverb

furnaced

Past Simple

furnaced

Past Participle

furnacing

Gerund

/ˈfɜː.nɪs/

/ˈfɝː.nɪs/

Technical and formal use: to subject something to the heat of a furnace.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

furnaceadjective

Attributive use, e.g., "furnace oil", "furnace room".

Definitions

Designed for, relating to, or used in a furnace.

The engineer recommended a special furnace alloy.