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 — Found ry, n.; pl. {Foundries}. [See {Foundery}.] 1. The act, process, or art of casting metals. [1913 Webster] 2. The buildings and works for casting metals. [1913 Webster] {Foundry ladle}, a vessel for holding molten metal and conveying it from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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