foundry

[foun-dree]

noun

plural

foundries 

1. an establishment for producing castings in molten metal.

2. the act or process of founding or casting metal.

3. the category of metal objects made by founding; castings.

foundry

/ ˈfaʊndrɪ /

noun

1. a place in which metal castings are produced

2. the science or practice of casting metal

3. cast-metal articles collectively

Word History and Origins

Origin of foundry¹

From the French word fonderie, dating back to 1595–1605. See found ³, -ery

Word History and Origins

Origin of foundry¹

C17: from Old French fonderie , from fondre ; see _found ³

Example Sentences

Born out of a partnership with IBM, it has raised billions of dollars to build Japan's first cutting-edge chip foundry in decades.

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He would probably go ashore often, set up a portable foundry on the beach, and fashion the tools and weapons that had been ordered using the scrap bronze that he had onboard.

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The foundry business involves contract-based manufacturing of chips designed by other companies.

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M’Saad said that logic and foundry orders—those from customers seeking to produce the integrated circuits that power smartphones, computers and other electronic devices—had improved lately.

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Once the dominant player by far in PC chips, Intel lagged far behind rivals in the AI boom and struggled to produce a return on large investments in its foundry business.

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