microfurnace

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ furnace

Noun[edit]

microfurnace (plural microfurnaces)

  1. A microscale furnace.
    • 2015 July 15, Stephen Woods, Timothy Constandinou, “Engineering Micromechanical Systems for the Next Generation Wireless Capsule Endoscopy”, in BioMed Research International‎[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      The switch triggers a microfurnace to heat up a strip of plastic which breaks after two seconds causing a clip to open; this releases a compressed spring which starts the delivery.
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