electric furnace
electric furnace
Definition
electric furnace
noun
a furnace heated to high temperatures by an electric current, used in smelting, melting metals, steel making, manufacturing carbides, etc.
electric furnace
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- arc: Both carbon and alloy steels are produced in electric arc furnaces and scrap rather than molten metal is used as the base material.
Noun used with modifier
- arc: The melt shop can produce over 100,000 tons per annum in two 90 ton electric arc furnaces.
Browse dictionary entries near electric furnace
- electric field
- electric eye
- electric eel
- electric chair
- electric arc
- electric
- electret
- Electra complex
- Electra
- electorate
