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electric furnace

American

noun

a furnace in which the heat required is produced through electricity.

electric furnace British

noun

any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current

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Etymology

Origin of electric furnace

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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Tata has closed its two coal-fired blast furnaces and is to replace them with an electric furnace that will need fewer workers.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

Both blast furnaces are due to be shut this year, with the new electric furnace installed by 2027.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

And if an industry-size electric furnace is powered by renewable energy, it could produce steel with a fraction of its current carbon footprint—a major industry target.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 24, 2024

They also proposed that Tata build a smaller electric furnace than planned and as well as a device called a Direct Reduction Plant, which produces raw iron through a cleaner process than a blast furnace.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Liquid air will boil on a cake of ice; it takes the intense heat of the electric furnace to boil melted iron.

From Common Science by Ritchie, John W. (John Woodside)

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