- open-hearth
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adjective
Date: 1881
of, relating to, involving, or produced in the open-hearth process <open-hearth steel>
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Open hearth — Open O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
open-hearth — [ō′pən härth′] adj. 1. designating a furnace with a wide, saucer shaped hearth and a low roof, used in making steel 2. using a furnace of this kind [the open hearth process] … English World dictionary
open-hearth — adjective of or relating to or produced by the open hearth process open hearth steel • Pertains to noun: ↑open hearth furnace … Useful english dictionary
open-hearth — o′pen hearth′ adj. mel noting, pertaining to, or produced by the open hearth process • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
open hearth — noun 1. : the shallow hearth of a reverberatory melting furnace heated by hot gases above it 2. : an open hearth furnace … Useful english dictionary
open-hearth — /oh peuhn hahrth /, adj. noting, pertaining to, or produced by the open hearth process. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
Open-hearth furnace — Open O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Open-hearth process — Open O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Open-hearth steel — Open O pen, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan, Icel. opinn, Sw. [ o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up. Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.] 1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Open-hearth steel — See under {Open}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
