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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

/ rɪˈvɜːbərətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by, utilizing, or produced by reverberation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • semi·re·verber·a·tory adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reverberatory1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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