resistance furnace
- noun
- /rɪˈzɪstəns ˈfɜrnɪs/
- Specialized
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horno de resistencia
- The laboratory used a resistance furnace to heat samples to precise temperatures.
Examples
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Industries often rely on a resistance furnace for controlled heat treatment processes.
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He replaced the old kiln with a modern resistance furnace to improve efficiency.
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The resistance furnace is essential for metal processing.
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Many factories use a resistance furnace for heating materials.
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Industries often rely on a resistance furnace for controlled heat treatment processes.
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The laboratory used a resistance furnace to heat samples to precise temperatures.
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He replaced the old kiln with a modern resistance furnace to improve efficiency.
Synonyms
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4.1
A closed chamber that makes very high heat for melting metal, burning waste or heating buildings
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3.9
A machine that uses electricity to make heat instead of burning fuel
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound whose meaning is directly composed from 'resistance' (electrical resistance / resistor) + 'furnace' (an enclosed heating device). If a learner knows the constituent senses, they can easily infer it denotes a furnace that generates heat by electrical resistance, so the expression is fully compositional and predictable.
Etymology
The compound resistance furnace is named for how it makes heat. The word resistance here means something that resists the flow of 'electricity', and when electricity meets that resistance it makes 'heat', so the furnace is a heater that uses electrical resistance to warm things.