crucible furnace
- noun
- /ˈkruːsəbl ˈfɜrnɪs/
- Specialized
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horno de crisol
- The factory installed a new crucible furnace to improve their metal casting process.
Examples
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Operators must wear protective gear when working near the crucible furnace due to intense heat.
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During the experiment, the alloy was melted in a crucible furnace at high temperatures.
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The crucible furnace melted the metal quickly.
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Many crucible furnaces are used in metalworking.
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During the experiment, the alloy was melted in a crucible furnace at high temperatures.
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Operators must wear protective gear when working near the crucible furnace due to intense heat.
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The factory installed a new crucible furnace to improve their metal casting process.
Synonyms
93
4.1
A closed chamber that makes very high heat for melting metal, burning waste or heating buildings
How Hot
- Specialized
3
5.6
- Specialized
- Specialized
69
5.4
- Specialized
20
6.3
93
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a furnace used to heat and melt metals inside crucibles' is directly and compositionally derived from 'crucible' (a heat-resistant container) + 'furnace' (an enclosed heating device). Although the term is technical, the noun-noun modification pattern is regular and the relation is predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Crucible furnace comes from a simple image: a furnace that heats small strong pots called crucibles so the metal inside can 'melt'. That's why the term means a furnace made to heat and melt metals inside those containers.