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Definition of Firebrick
1. Noun. Brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys.
Definition of Firebrick
1. Noun. a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Firebrick
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Firebrick
Literary usage of Firebrick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"To this must be added the heat loss from bustle pipe and leg pipes, etc., the
area of which is 2897 sq. ft. The loss from this surface, with the firebrick ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1881)
"... firebrick HOT-BLAST STOVE, AXD ITS RECENT IMPROVEMENTS. BY F. TV. GORDON,
PITTSBURGH, PA. THE Whitwell firebrick hot-blast stove, for furnace U8e, ..."
3. Journal by Chartered Insurance Institute (1889)
"firebrick Hot-Blast Stoves.—In a paper read before the United States Association
... Strobel discussed the relative value of the several kinds of firebrick ..."
4. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"This is very largely used, and consiste of a series of flat circular superimposed
firebrick hearths, enclosed in a brick-lined cylinder of steel plate. ..."
5. Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture and Properties by Adelbert Philo Mills, Harrison Washburn Hayward (1922)
"... as 80 to 90 per cent of the kiln charge are No. 1 pavers, and with shale about
60 to 80 per cent of No. 1 pavers are obtained. MANUFACTURE OF firebrick ..."
6. Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture, Properties, and Uses by Adelbert Philo Mills (1915)
"The manufacture of firebrick which are able to withstand the moderate heat
encountered in ordinary situations such as chimneys, flues, etc., ..."
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