furnace — furnacelike, adj. /ferr nis/, n., v., furnaced, furnacing. n. 1. a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam. 2. a place characterized by intense heat: The volcano was a… … Universalium
furnace — [fʉr′nəs] n. [ME furnaise < OFr fornais < L fornax (gen. fornacis), furnace: see WARM] 1. an enclosed chamber or structure in which heat is produced, as by burning fuel, for warming a building, reducing ores and metals, etc. 2. any… … English World dictionary
Furnace — For other uses, see Furnace (disambiguation). Industrial Furnace from 1907 A furnace is a device used for heating. The name derives from Latin fornax, oven. In American English and Canadian English, the term furnace on its own is generally used… … Wikipedia
Furnace (film) — Infobox Film name = Furnace image size = caption = director = William Butler producer = Scott Aronson Anghus Houvouras Eric Tomosunas writer = William Butler Aaron Strongoni narrator = starring = Danny Trejo Michael Pare Tom Sizemore Ja Rule… … Wikipedia
furnace — noun Etymology: Middle English furnas, from Anglo French forneise, from Latin fornac , fornax; akin to Latin formus warm more at therm Date: 13th century an enclosed structure in which heat is produced (as for heating a house or for reducing ore) … New Collegiate Dictionary
furnace — fur•nace [[t]ˈfɜr nɪs[/t]] n. 1) a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam 2) a place characterized by intense heat • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME furneis, furnais < OF… … From formal English to slang
furnace — /ˈfɜnəs / (say fernuhs) noun 1. a structure or apparatus in which to generate heat, as for heating buildings, smelting ores, producing steam, etc. 2. a place of burning heat. {Middle English furneise, from Old French fornais, fornaise, from Latin …
furnace — n. 1 an enclosed structure for intense heating by fire, esp. of metals or water. 2 a very hot place. Etymology: ME f. OF fornais f. L fornax acis f. fornus oven … Useful english dictionary
Electric arc furnace — An electric arc furnace (EAF) is a furnace that heats charged material by means of an electric arc. Arc furnaces range in size from small units of approximately one ton capacity (used in foundries for producing cast iron products) up to about 400 … Wikipedia
Cornwall Iron Furnace — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark … Wikipedia
Blast furnace — A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce metals, generally iron. In a blast furnace, fuel and ore are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while air (sometimes with oxygen enrichment) is… … Wikipedia