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kiln

a large oven for burning, drying, or processing something, such as porcelain or bricks
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Kiln

A large oven used for the artificial seasoning of lumber, for the firing of brick, and for the burning of lime.
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kiln

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(engineering)
A heated enclosure used for drying, burning, or firing materials such as ore or ceramics.
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Kiln

A device or enclosure to provide thermal processing of an article or substance in a controlled temperature environment or atmosphere, often by direct firing, but occasionally by convection or radiation heat transfer. Kilns are used in many different industries, and the type of device called a kiln varies with the industry.

“Kiln” usually refers to an oven or furnace which operates at sufficiently high temperature to require that its walls be constructed of refractory materials. The distinction between a kiln and a furnace is often based more on the industry than on the design of the device. Generally the word “kiln” is used when referring to high-temperature treatment of nonmetallic materials such as in the ceramic, the cement, and the lime industries. When melting is involved as in steel manufacture, the term “furnace” is used, as in blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace.

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kiln

A furnace, oven, or heated enclosure used: (a) for burning or firing brick and tile; (b) for drying timber.
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