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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfornace
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /forˈnaː.tʃe/
"La fabbrica possiede una grande fornace per la ceramica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An enclosed structure in which heat is produced, typically to heat a building, melt metals, or carry out other high-temperature industrial processes.
"The factory uses a massive gas furnace to melt raw iron ores." - 2
A place or situation characterized by extremely intense heat or severe, punishing trial and pressure.
"Walking out into the desert afternoon felt like stepping directly into a furnace."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'furnas', originating from Old French 'furnais', and ultimately from the Latin 'fornax', meaning kiln or oven, derived from 'fornus' (oven). Historically used to describe structures for heating metals, it has evolved to designate any enclosed chamber providing high heat for industrial, domestic, or metaphorical purposes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Furnace" is said worldwide
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fournaise
Transliteration: /fuʁ.nɛz/
"La pièce était chaude comme une fournaise en plein été."
Ofen
Transliteration: /ˈoːfn̩/
"Der Schmelzofen arbeitet bei extrem hohen Temperaturen."
fornace
Transliteration: /forˈnaː.tʃe/
"La fabbrica possiede una grande fornace per la ceramica."
horno
Transliteration: /ˈoɾ.no/
"El calor de la tarde convirtió la calle en un horno."
fornalha
Transliteration: /foɾˈna.ʎɐ/
"A siderúrgica acendeu a grande fornalha para fundir o aço."
भट्टी
Transliteration: bhatti
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कारखाने में एक बड़ी भट्टी है।"
熔炉
Transliteration: rónglú
Script: 中文汉字
"工厂里有一座巨大的熔炉。"
용광로
Transliteration: yong-gwang-ro
Script: 한국어 한글
"용광로의 불길이 매우 뜨겁습니다."
溶鉱炉
Transliteration: yōkōro
Script: 日本語
"工場には大きな溶鉱炉があります。"
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