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Definition of Furnaces
1. furnace [v] - See also: furnace
Lexicographical Neighbors of Furnaces
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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