induction furnace

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noun Metallurgy.

a type of electric furnace used for melting a charge of scrap by the heat produced by its own electrical resistance.

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Origin of induction furnace

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby induction furnace

inductance, inductee, inductile, induction, induction coil, induction furnace, induction hardening, induction heating, induction loop system, induction motor, induction period

How to use induction furnace in a sentence

Then, at the induction furnace, which melts about 200 pounds of iron at a time, the metal is mixed with carbon silicon and melted.
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He shall give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the furnace.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Such a furnace worked there for many years, until copper smelting was removed from Cornwall to Wales.
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It is therefore uncertain from these statements which furnace consumes the greater quantity of air.
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A few pails of water, put into the furnace in the morning, is sufficient for a day's work.
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The furnace where the Khamsîn brewed in distant Nubia sent its warnings in advance; it was slowly travelling northward.
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