Definition of Furnaces

1. Noun. (plural of furnace) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Furnaces

1. furnace [v] - See also: furnace

Lexicographical Neighbors of Furnaces

furls
furmenties
furmenty
furmeties
furmety
furmint
furmints
furmities
furmity
furnace
furnace lining
furnace room
furnaced
furnacelike
furnacemen's cataract
furnaces (current term)
furnacing
furniment
furniments
furnish
furnished
furnished with
furnisher
furnishers
furnishes
furnishing
furnishings
furnishment
furnishments
furnisht

Literary usage of Furnaces

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by Tennessee Division of Geology, Geological Survey, Division of Geology, Tennessee (1913)
"Blast furnaces.—There are six blast furnace establishments ... All these furnaces except the two stacks at South Pittsburg are in a state of activity at ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Thus about 1830 the largest furnaces in use in Great Britain were usually but little upwards of 40 feet in height, with a capacity of 4000 to 5000 cubic ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"First, the early melting furnaces analogous to the crucible steel process—for example, the earlier Girod or the Colby and Kjellin induction furnaces; ..."

4. Steam, Its Generation and Use by Babcock & Wilcox Company (1913)
"In hand-fired furnaces much can be accomplished by proper firing. ... Extension furnaces will undoubtedly lessen smoke where hand firing is used ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"These furnaces are used here for alloy research, annealing, heat-treating, and practically all of the thermal processes requiring temperatures above 900° C. ..."

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