microfurnace

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noun

A microscale furnace.

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Meanings

nounmicrofurnace (plural microfurnaces)

plural microfurnaces

  1. A microscale furnace.

    The switch triggers a microfurnace to heat up a strip of plastic which breaks after two seconds causing a clip to open; this releases a compressed spring which starts the delivery.

    2015 July 15, Stephen Woods, Timothy Constandinou, “Engineering Micromechanical Systems for the Next Generation Wireless Capsule Endoscopy”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From micro- + furnace.

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APA

microfurnace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfurnace

MLA

“microfurnace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfurnace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microfurnace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfurnace.

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