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• reverberatory — [ri vʉr′bə rə tôr΄ē] adj. 1. operating or produced by reverberation 2. deflected, as flame or heat 3. designating or of a furnace or kiln in which ore, metal, etc. is heated by a flame deflected downward from the roof n. such a furnace or kiln …   English World dictionary

• reverberatory furnace — Furnace used for smelting, refining, or melting in which the fuel is not in direct contact with the contents but heats it by a flame blown over it from another chamber. Such furnaces are used in copper, tin, and nickel production, in the… …   Universalium

• reverberatory — /ri verr beuhr euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj., n., pl. reverberatories. adj. 1. characterized or produced by reverberation. 2. noting a furnace, kiln, or the like in which the fuel is not in direct contact with the ore, metal, etc., to be heated,… …   Universalium

• reverberatory — /rəˈvɜbərətri/ (say ruh verbuhruhtree) adjective 1. characterised by or produced by reverberation. 2. denoting a furnace, kiln, or the like, in which the fuel is not in direct contact with the ore, metal, etc., to be heated, but furnishes a flame …  

• reverberatory furnace — noun A form of kiln, used in smelting and refining, in which the material is melted by the reflected heat of an overhead flame …   Wiktionary

• reverberatory — re•ver•ber•a•to•ry [[t]rɪˈvɜr bər əˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) characterized or produced by reverberation 2) ene mel of or denoting a furnace, kiln, or the like in which heat radiates by being deflected downward from the roof 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• reverberatoryfurnace — reverberatory furnace n. A furnace or kiln in which the material under treatment is heated indirectly by means of a flame deflected downward from the roof. * * * …   Universalium

• metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… …   Universalium

• reverberate — [c]/rəˈvɜbəreɪt / (say ruh verbuhrayt) verb (reverberated, reverberating) –verb (i) 1. to re echo or resound. 2. Physics to be reflected many times, as soundwaves from the walls, etc., of a confined space. 3. to rebound or recoil. 4. to be… …  

• reverberate — [ri vʉr′bə rāt΄; ] for adj. [, ri vʉr′bə rit] vt. reverberated, reverberating [< L reverberatus, pp. of reverberare, to beat back, repel < re , again + verberare, to beat < verber, a lash, whip, akin to VERBENA] 1. to cause (a sound) to… …   English World dictionary

• Furnace — For other uses, see Furnace (disambiguation). Industrial Furnace from 1907 A furnace is a device used for heating. The name derives from Latin fornax, oven. In American English and Canadian English, the term furnace on its own is generally used… …   Wikipedia