- reverberatory
- adjective Date: 1605 acting by reverberation
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
reverberatory
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Reverberatory — Re*ver ber*a*to*ry, a. Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation; reverberative. [1913 Webster] {Reverberatory furnace}. See the Note under {Furnace}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reverberatory — Re*ver ber*a*to*ry, n. A reverberatory furnace. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reverberatory — index resounding Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
reverberatory — [ri vʉr′bə rə tôr΄ē] adj. 1. operating or produced by reverberation 2. deflected, as flame or heat 3. designating or of a furnace or kiln in which ore, metal, etc. is heated by a flame deflected downward from the roof n. such a furnace or kiln … English World dictionary
reverberatory — I. rə̇ˈvərb(ə)rəˌtōrē, rēˈ , və̄b , vəib , bəˌ , tȯr , ri adjective Etymology: reverberate (I) + ory : acting by reverberation : forced back or diverted onto material under treatment a reverberatory fire reverberatory heat II … Useful english dictionary
reverberatory — reverberate ► VERB 1) (of a loud noise) be repeated as an echo. 2) have continuing serious effects. DERIVATIVES reverberant adjective reverberation noun reverberative adjective reverberator noun reverberatory adjective … English terms dictionary
Reverberatory furnace — Reverberatory Re*ver ber*a*to*ry, a. Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation; reverberative. [1913 Webster] {Reverberatory furnace}. See the Note under {Furnace}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reverberatory furnace — Reverberatory furnace. См. Отражательная печь. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Reverberatory furnace — A reverberatory furnace is a metallurgical or process furnace that isolates the material being processed from contact with the fuel, but not from contact with combustion gases. The term reverberation is used here in a generic sense of rebounding… … Wikipedia
reverberatory furnace — Furnace used for smelting, refining, or melting in which the fuel is not in direct contact with the contents but heats it by a flame blown over it from another chamber. Such furnaces are used in copper, tin, and nickel production, in the… … Universalium
