electric furnace

English Thesaurus

1. any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	furnace,
definition	:	an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	electric-arc furnace, stassano furnace,
definition	:	an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel (noun.artifact)