Meanings
nounPernot furnace (plural Pernot furnaces)
plural Pernot furnaces
- historicalengineeringA reverberatory furnace with a circular revolving hearth (the base, or bed), used in steelmaking.
Origin
After its inventor, Charles Pernot, a Frenchman from the 19th century.
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Pernot furnace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pernot%20furnace
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