fonderie — meaning in English

English meaning

• foundry noun A factory where metal is melted and poured into molds to make products.
• smelting noun The process of heating ore to extract pure metal from it.

Senses

fonderie is used for these senses in English:

• foundry A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
• smelter A place where smelting is done.
• smelting (metallurgy) The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore.

foundry — full definition

1. noun A factory where metal is melted and poured into molds to make products.
2. noun A facility that manufactures semiconductor chips for other companies.

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