induction furnace

noun

, Metallurgy.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of induction furnace¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The company first launched its EAF in 2011, but was forced to shut it to switch to a much cheaper induction furnace.

From Reuters

The basic principle of an induction furnace was the evolution of heat in the material it was desired to melt, instead of merely in a container for the stuff that was to be melted.

From Project Gutenberg

When a radar detected a missile or an enemy plane, the broadcast said carefully, an induction furnace of the new type was turned upon the plane or missile.

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An induction furnace that sets up the heating field at almost any distance from the elements that handle the power.

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Suddenly they had joined hands and were dancing idiotically around the induction furnace.

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