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Furnace vs Tuyere - What's the difference?

furnace | tuyere |

As nouns the difference between furnace and tuyere

is that furnace is a device for heating while tuyere is a nozzle or similar fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.

As a verb furnace

is to heat in a.

furnace

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device for heating.
  • A device that heats materials being processed in a factory.
  • A device that provides heat for a building.
  • Any area that is excessively hot.
  • (figurative) A place or time of punishment, affiction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.
  • * William Tyndale, (Tyndale Bible), :
  • For the Lorde toke you and broughte you out of the yernen fornace of Egipte, to be vnto him a people of enheritaunce, as it is come to passe this daye.

    Verb

    (furnac)
  • To heat in a furnace
  • tuyere

    English

    (wikipedia tuyere)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A nozzle or similar fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge
  • * 1957 , H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry , page 21:
  • Remains of a clay tuyere are present through which the blast was conducted into the furnace.

    Synonyms

    * tue-iron * twyer * twire-pipe