reverberatory

[ ri-vur-ber-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

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, but furnishes a flame that plays over the material, especially by being deflected downward from the roof.
3. deflected, as flame.

noun

, plural re·ver·ber·a·to·ries.

1. any device, as a furnace, embodying reverberation.

reverberatory

/ -trɪ; rɪˈvɜːbərətərɪ /

adjective

1. characterized by, utilizing, or produced by reverberation

noun

1. See reverberatory furnace
   short for reverberatory furnace

Other Words From

• semi·re·verber·a·tory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reverberatory¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; reverberate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

The operation is carried on in a reverberatory furnace or in a kettle.

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The refining of this black copper is performed in a kind of reverberatory furnace.

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Reverberatory furnaces have been long adopted for this operation; and among these, the elliptical are the best.

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The alloy of 60 of copper with 40 of tin was next calcined in the same reverberatory furnace, but with stirring of the mass.

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Very frequently, indeed, the reverberatory furnaces are armed with cast-iron plates over their whole surface.

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