- furnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
--1 is a kind of chamber
--1 has parts: grate, grating; register
--1 has particulars:athanor; blast furnace; crematory, crematorium, cremation chamber; cupola; electric furnace; firebox; forge; gas furnace; incinerator; oil burner, oil furnace; tank furnace