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microfurnace

microfurnace noun: a microscale furnace.

Noun

microfurnace (plural microfurnaces)

  1. A microscale furnace.
    • The switch triggers a microfurnace to heat up a strip of plastic which breaks after two seconds causing a clip to open; this releases a compressed spring which starts the delivery.2015 July 15, Stephen Woods, Timothy Constandinou, “Engineering Micromechanical Systems for the Next Generation Wireless Capsule Endoscopy”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Forms of microfurnace

pluralmicrofurnaces

Origin of microfurnace

From micro- + furnace.

Questions about microfurnace

What does microfurnace mean?
Microfurnace means a microscale furnace.
What part of speech is microfurnace?
Microfurnace is a noun.
What is the plural of microfurnace?
The plural of microfurnace is microfurnaces.

Words near microfurnace in the dictionary

  1. microfunding
  2. microfunds
  3. microfungal
  4. microfungi
  5. microfungus
  6. microfurnace
  7. microfurnaces
  8. microfusion
  9. microg
  10. microgabbro
  11. microgabbroic

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