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Our real work is prayer. What good is the cold iron of our frantic little efforts unless first we heat it in the furnace of our prayer? Only heat will diffuse heat.
Mother Maribel

Meaning of "furnace" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FURNACE

From Old French fornais, from Latin fornax oven, furnace; related to Latin formus warm.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FURNACE

furnace  [ˈfɜːnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FURNACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Furnace is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FURNACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

furnace

Furnace

A furnace is a device used for heating. The name derives from Latin fornax, oven. In American English and Canadian English usage, the term furnace on its own refers to the household heating systems based on a central furnace, and sometimes as a synonym for kiln, a device used in the production of ceramics. In British English, a furnace is an industrial furnace used for many things, such as the extraction of metal from ore or in oil refineries and other chemical plants, for example as the heat source for fractional distillation columns. The term furnace can also refer to a direct fired heater, used in boiler applications in chemical industries or for providing heat to chemical reactions for processes like cracking, and is part of the standard English names for many metallurgical furnaces worldwide. The heat energy to fuel a furnace may be supplied directly by fuel combustion, by electricity such as the electric arc furnace, or through induction heating in induction furnaces.

Definition of furnace in the English dictionary

The definition of furnace in the dictionary is an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to generate steam, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. Other definition of furnace is a very hot or stifling place.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FURNACE


aepyornis
ˌiːpɪˈɔːnɪs
archaeornis
ˌɑːkɪˈɔːnɪs
blueness
ˈbluːnɪs
cornice
ˈkɔːnɪs
Furness
ˈfɜːnɪs
harness
ˈhɑːnɪs
ichthyornis
ˌɪkθɪˈɔːnɪs
Kiwanis
kɪˈwɑːnɪs
lenis
ˈliːnɪs
newness
ˈnjuːnɪs
notornis
nəʊˈtɔːnɪs
ornis
ˈɔːnɪs
penis
ˈpiːnɪs
rawness
ˈrɔːnɪs
skewness
ˈskjuːnɪs
soreness
ˈsɔːnɪs
Souness
ˈsuːnɪs
Tunis
ˈtjuːnɪs
unharness
ʌnˈhɑːnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FURNACE

furmity
furnace room
furnace-like
Furness
furniment
furnish
furnished
furnisher
furnishing fabrics
furnishings
furnishment
furniture
furniture beetle
furniture depot
furniture mover
furniture polish
furniture remover
furniture shop
furniture store
furniture van

WORDS THAT END LIKE FURNACE

arc furnace
blast furnace
electric-arc furnace
electric furnace
menace
open-hearth furnace
pinnace
reverberatory furnace
smelting furnace
solar furnace
tenace

Synonyms and antonyms of furnace in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «furnace» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FURNACE

Find out the translation of furnace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of furnace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «furnace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

熔炉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

horno
570 millions of speakers

English

furnace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भट्ठी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفرن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

печь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অগ্নিকুণ্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fourneau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Relau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hochofen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かまど
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pawon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fırın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fornace
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

піч
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuptor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φούρνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ugn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ovn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of furnace

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FURNACE»

The term «furnace» is very widely used and occupies the 15.196 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FURNACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «furnace» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «furnace» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about furnace

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7 QUOTES WITH «FURNACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word furnace.
1
Anne Bradstreet
Iron till it be thoroughly heated is incapable to be wrought; so God sees good to cast some men into the furnace of affliction, and then beats them on his anvil into what frame he pleases.
2
Georg Buchner
The statue of Freedom has not been cast yet, the furnace is hot, we can all still burn our fingers.
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Richard Cecil
God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put him into the furnace of affliction.
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Neil Cross
I love to see heroes who fuel some kind of moral furnace inside them, who are driven to take on the evils of the world, despite the fact that the evils of the world are more powerful than them. And essentially can never be defeated, but they refuse to bow down. And in order to enjoy that aspect of the hero, you've got to put them through hell.
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Marilu Henner
You just have to stoke that furnace throughout the day.
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Matthew Henry
Those that go gold into the furnace will come out no worse.
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Mother Maribel
Our real work is prayer. What good is the cold iron of our frantic little efforts unless first we heat it in the furnace of our prayer? Only heat will diffuse heat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FURNACE»

Discover the use of furnace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to furnace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Out Of This Furnace
Its story of three generations of an immigrant Slovak family -- the Dobrejcaks -- still stands as a fresh and extraordinary accomplishment. The novel begins in the mid-1880s with the naive blundering career of Djuro Kracha.
Thomas Bell, 1941
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Advanced Pulverized Coal Injection Technology and Blast ...
This book reports on the JSPS/ISIJ Committee's activities and describes the interpretation of findings drawn from combustion experiments and the results of live furnace applications, and furnace performance.
K. Ishii, 2000
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Fugitives: Escape from Furnace 4
Forever altered by his experience in Furnace Penetentiary, Alex has done the impossible and escaped.
Alexander Gordon Smith, 2012
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Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking: An Introduction
Describes the principles of the blast furnace process and especially the control of the process. This book focuses on the control of the blast furnace process with respect to thermal control, gas flow control and casthouse operation.
Maarten Geerdes, Hisko Toxopeus, Cor van der Vliet, 2009
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Execution: Escape from Furnace 5
Alex Sawyer has escaped his underground nightmare to discover the whole world has become a prison, and Alfred Furnace is its master.
Alexander Gordon Smith, 2012
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Beyond the Blast Furnace
This unique book presents an in-depth analysis of all the emerging ironmaking processes, supplementing the conventional blast furnace method.
Amit Chatterjee, 1993
7
Solitary: Escape from Furnace 2
Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, fourteen-year-old Alex Sawyer thinks that he has escaped the hellish Furnace Penitentiary, but instead he winds up in solitary confinement, where new horrors await him.
Alexander Gordon Smith, 2011
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Lockdown: Escape from Furnace 1
Alex is framed for murder and becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys disappear in the middle of the night and return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible.
Alexander Gordon Smith, 2010
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Industrial and Process Furnaces: Principles, Design and ...
Furnaces sit at the core of all branches of manufacture and industry, so it is vital that these are designed and operated safely and effi-ciently.
Barrie Jenkins, Peter Mullinger, 2013
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Furnace of Affliction: Prisons and Religion in Antebellum ...
Focusing on the intersection of Christianity and politics in the American penitentiary system, Jennifer Graber explores evangelical Protestants' efforts to make religion central to emerging practices and philosophies of prison discipline ...
Jennifer Graber, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FURNACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term furnace is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Strenuous, But Rewarding Hike At Killingly's Old Furnace State Park
Old Furnace State Park has been around for nearly a century. Purchased in 1918, the park encompasses 367 acres tucked away in the town of ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
2
Sask. furnace filters may need changing after smoky days
Sask. furnace filters may need changing after smoky days ... during another heat wave, now is a good time to check the filter in your furnace. «News Talk 980 CJME, Jul 15»
3
THE BUZZ: Starved Rock Hot Glass rebuilding its furnace, yoga …
The furnace holds clear glass at 2,100 degrees all day, every day — it never shuts off. After three to five years of continuous running the entire ... «MyWebTimes.com, Jul 15»
4
Is it worth it to invest in a high-efficiency...
In order to understand the advantages and disadvantages of upgrading to a high-efficiency furnace, we have to define a few terms. We'll begin ... «YorkRegion.com, Jul 15»
5
Thermco launching major upgrade for vertical furnace systems
At the Semicon West 2015 event in San Francisco, CA, USA, Thermco Systems (a division of Tetreon Technologies Ltd of Washington, West ... «Semiconductor Today, Jul 15»
6
Keith David plays dangerous games in Union Furnace trailer and clip
Director Nicholas Bushman's psychological thriller UNION FURNACE will be released in select theatres and on Vimeo On Demand next Friday, ... «JoBlo.com, Jul 15»
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Italy's Ilva to re-open steel furnace after environmental work
TARANTO, Italy, July 8 Italy's Ilva steelworks, the largest in Europe by output capacity, will re-open the third of its five furnaces next month after ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Union Furnace Clip Suggests Everybody Has Something to Hide
Director/co-writer Nicholas Bushman's Union Furnace is hitting VOD later this month. To help get as many people excited about the flick as ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
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Furnace Green pensioner spared jail over child porn because he …
A PENSIONER who downloaded child porn images has been spared jail after the judge showed "mercy" on him because he has cancer. «Crawley News, Jul 15»
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Thermco Announces Major Upgrade for Vertical Furnace Systems
WASHINGTON, WEST SUSSEX, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermco Systems, a Division of Tetreon Technologies, today announced it will ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»

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