Complete Definition of "furnace"

English
Image:Home_oil_furnace.jpg|An oil furnace for heating a building|thumb
Etymology
From OF. fornais (French fournaise), from L. fornax.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�f��nɪs/
audio|en-us-furnace.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

  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.

Translations
trans-top|device for heating
See oven
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trans-top|device for heating in a factory, melting metals, etc
Finnish: sulatusuuni, ahjo
French: four m
Galician: t+|gl|forno|xs=Galician m
Greek: καμίνι (kamíni) n?, �ο��νο� (fournos) m
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Portuguese: t+|pt|forno m
Russian: пе�� (pe�) f, го�н (gorn) m
Spanish: horno m, caldera f
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trans-top|device for heating a building
Finnish: uuni
Galician: t+|gl|calefacción|xs=Galician f
trans-mid
Russian: пе�� (pe�) f
Spanish: calefacción f
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trans-top|hot area
Finnish: uuni
Greek: καμίνι (kamíni) n?, �ο��νο� (fournos) m
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Russian: �опка (tópka) f
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ttbc|Dutch: fornuis n, oven m, ketel m

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