furnace

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[edit] English

An oil furnace for heating a building

[edit] Etymology

From Old French fornais (French fournaise), from Latin fornax.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
furnace

Plural
furnaces

furnace (plural furnaces)

  1. A device for heating.
  2. A device that heats materials being processed in a factory.
  3. A device that provides heat for a building.
  4. Any area that is excessively hot.

[edit] Translations

device for heating: oven — see device for heating: oven
device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc
device for heating a building
hot area
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