2. The buildings and works for casting metals.
[1913 Webster]
{Foundry ladle}, a vessel for holding molten metal and conveying it from cupola to the molds. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
foundry — UK US /ˈfaʊndri/ noun [C] (plural foundries) PRODUCTION ► a factory where metal is melted and poured into specially shaped containers to produce objects: steel/iron/bronze/foundry »Electric furnaces are used almost exclusively in the steel… … Financial and business terms
Foundry — Foundry. См. Литейный завод. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
foundry — c.1600, from Fr. fonderei, from fondre to cast (see FOUND (Cf. found) (2)) … Etymology dictionary
foundry — ► NOUN (pl. foundries) ▪ a workshop or factory for casting metal … English terms dictionary
foundry — [foun′drē] n. pl. foundries [see FOUND3 & ERY] 1. the act, process, or work of melting and molding metals; casting 2. metal castings 3. a place where metal is cast … English World dictionary
Foundry — A foundry is a factory which produces metal castings from either ferrous or non ferrous alloys. Metals are turned into parts by melting the metal into a liquid, pouring the metal in a mold, and then removing the mold material or casting. The most … Wikipedia
Foundry — Der Begriff Foundry (häufig auch Silicon Foundry) bezeichnet in der Mikroelektronik ein Halbleiterwerk (englisch semiconductor fabrication plant, kurz fab) für die Auftragsfertigung von Bauteilen. Ursprünglich stammt der Begriff aus dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
foundry — noun /faʊndɹi/ 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, as iron foundry, brass foundry, etc. See Also: type … Wiktionary
foundry — UK [ˈfaʊndrɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms foundry : singular foundry plural foundries a factory where metal or glass is heated and made into different objects … English dictionary
foundry — noun Foundry is used after these nouns: ↑iron … Collocations dictionary
