ELECTRIC-ARC FURNACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does electric-arc furnace mean? 

• ELECTRIC-ARC FURNACE (noun)
  The noun ELECTRIC-ARC FURNACE has 1 sense:

1. an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel

  Familiarity information: ELECTRIC-ARC FURNACE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTRIC-ARC FURNACE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

electric-arc furnace; Stassano furnace

Hypernyms ("electric-arc furnace" is a kind of...):

electric furnace (any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current)

Holonyms ("electric-arc furnace" is a part of...):

steel factory; steel mill; steel plant; steelworks (a factory where steel is made)