foundry

[ foun-dree ]

/ ˈfaʊn dri /

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noun, plural found·ries.

an establishment for producing castings in molten metal.

the act or process of founding or casting metal.

the category of metal objects made by founding; castings.

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Origin of foundry

From the French word fonderie, dating back to 1595–1605. See found³, -ery

Words nearby foundry

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How to use foundry in a sentence

A typical aim of a foundry project is to assess which of hundreds of versions of a given gene is particularly good at, say, turning sugar into a specific chemical.
Is Ginkgo’s synthetic-biology story worth $15 billion?|Antonio Regalado|August 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Chip foundries are drowning in orders that far exceed their capacity for the year.
Gamers are going to great lengths to find graphics cards in a chip shortage|Nicolás Rivero|July 27, 2021|Quartz
When in 2010 Apple announced its first custom-designed chip, the A4, it was self-evident in the semiconductor industry that it would be made by a foundry in Asia.
From Cars to Toasters, America's Semiconductor Shortage Is Wreaking Havoc on Our Lives. Can We Fix It?|Andrew Blum|June 28, 2021|Time
The companies that build those devices then sent a wave of semiconductor orders rippling up the supply chain, which quickly overwhelmed the few chip foundries that manufacture virtually all of the world’s computer chips.
The global semiconductor shortage can be explained by the bullwhip effect|Nicolás Rivero|May 5, 2021|Quartz

The typography on the two most recent covers needed to be hand drawn, as we could find no modern type foundry which has an exact interpretation of the one used on the original cover.
TIME Releases 3 Special Edition NFT Magazine Covers for Auction|TIME Staff|March 22, 2021|Time
“The factories in our neighborhood have all gone, the coal plant, the iron foundry, about a dozen of them,” said Zhang Fanzhi, 58.
China’s Chernobyl Cleans Up Its Act|The Telegraph|October 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There are six engines nearly finished at Coalbrookdale, and seven in a foundry at Bridgenorth.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
I have a small engine now at foundry, and would put it on board one of their barges for your inspection.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Mr. Hazeldine had the foundry when Trevithick's engines were made, and have heard my father speak of them.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The big beam was cast at Perran Foundry in 1815; you can see the name and date upon it now.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Blue or black mortar contains equal parts of foundry ashes and lime; but is improved by the addition of a proportion of cement.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for foundry

foundry

/ (ˈfaʊndrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a place in which metal castings are produced

the science or practice of casting metal

cast-metal articles collectively

Word Origin for foundry

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

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