foundry
Meanings
Plural: foundries
Noun
- factory where metal castings are produced
- A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
- The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
- A plant that produces chips out of semiconductors in the microelectronics industry.
Origin / Etymology
From French fonderie. By surface analysis, found (“to melt (metals)”) + -ry (“place; process”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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