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foundry

[ foun-dree ]

noun

plural foundries.
  1. an establishment for producing castings in molten metal.
  2. the act or process of founding or casting metal.
  3. the category of metal objects made by founding; castings.


foundry

/ ˈڲʊԻɪ /

noun

  1. a place in which metal castings are produced
  2. the science or practice of casting metal
  3. cast-metal articles collectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foundry1

From the French word fonderie, dating back to 1595–1605. See found 3, -ery
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foundry1

C17: from Old French fonderie , from fondre ; see found ³
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He worked for a while as a tinsmith in his father's foundry before moving to Edinburgh to study and then pursue an acting career.

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The chip, composed of interconnected modules that form an optical neural network, is fabricated using commercial foundry processes, which could enable the scaling of the technology and its integration into electronics.

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Wanek advised — the aluminum foundry worker said he predicted the Packers would win by 20 but was uncertain who is going to prevail on Tuesday.

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The company currently operates a microelectronics foundry at the park and has multiple civil and defense space programs throughout the South Bay, including spacecraft manufacturing, space instrument design and orbiting space platforms.

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The son of a Ford foundry worker, he grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Detroit and rose rapidly at Chrysler, Packard and General Motors.

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