furnace
English Thesaurus
1. an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | chamber, |
| definition | : | a natural or artificial enclosed space (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | athanor, |
| definition | : | a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | blast furnace, |
| definition | : | a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cupola, |
| definition | : | a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electric furnace, |
| definition | : | any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | firebox, |
| definition | : | a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | forge, |
| definition | : | furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gas furnace, |
| definition | : | a furnace that burns gas (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | incinerator, |
| definition | : | a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | kiln, |
| definition | : | a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | open-hearth furnace, |
| definition | : | a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play over it (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | reverberatory furnace, |
| definition | : | a furnace in which the material that is being treated is heated indirectly by flames that are directed at the roof and walls of the furnace (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tank furnace, |
| definition | : | furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | grate, grating, |
| definition | : | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | register, |
| definition | : | a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device (noun.artifact) |
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