Plural of foundry
regular plural
The plural of foundry is foundries.
Forms of foundry
| Singular | foundry /ˈfaʊn.dɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | foundries /ˈfaʊndɹiz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Foundries in a sentence
- Chang gained trust by allaying fears that TSMC would steal designs, as pure-play foundries have no use of them; TSMC stealing from chip designers would be like a printing press stealing plots from novelists.2023 March 21, Virginia Heffernan, “I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory”, in WIRED
- Foundries, fabricatories, factories, mills, and more.2011, Appleton Schneider, The Infamous Mustang Trial. From the entry fabricatory
- These Special Industrial Sands are needed by a wide range of manufacturing industries including foundries, glass makers and specialised sections of the construction industry.1988, Sefton's environment & resources: issue report, Dec. 88, page 79. From the entry sandwinning
- Some strong criticism was expressed at the present practice of taking on grass hands, and the inconvenience and unpleasantness resulting from it in various foundries.1921, British and Colonial Printer and Stationer: And Newspaper Press. From the entry grass hand
Meaning of foundry
- noun 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.
- noun The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
- noun A plant that produces chips out of semiconductors in the microelectronics industry.
Questions about the plural of foundry
- What is the plural of foundry?
- The plural of foundry is foundries.
- Is foundry countable?
- Foundry is a countable and uncountable noun.
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