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Meaning
Noun
●
In Temperature:
An
industrial
heating
device
, such
as for
smelting
metal
or
firing
ceramics.
●
In American English, Canadian English & Temperature:
A
device
that provides
heat
for a building.
●
In Temperature:
Any area that is
excessively
hot.
●
In Temperature:
A place or time of
punishment
,
affliction
, or great
trial
;
severe
experience or discipline.
Verb
●
To
heat
in a furnace.
●
To
exhale
like a furnace.
Sourced from
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Origin
furnace
English
fornais
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
fornax
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Heater
Burner
Stove
Reactor
Fireplace
Chimney
Preheater
Heating
Smelter
Radiator
Compressor
Condenser
Steam
Evaporator
Refrigerator
Chiller
Boilers
Turbine
Dryer
Gasifier
Heaters
Chamber
Tank
Pipe
Gas
Generator
Flame
Thermostat
Kettle
Combustor
Steel
Cylinder
Thermopile
Mixer
Pulverizer
Cooling
Digester
Tube
Machine
Blower
Coil
Heat Exchanger
Combustion Chamber
Water Heater
Water Tank
Swamp Cooler
Heat Pump
Steam Generator
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