foundry

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
3. (countable, uncountable) A plant that produces chips out of semiconductors in the microelectronics industry.

Synonyms

metalworks

smelter

forming

found

founding

ironworks

mint

moulding

smeltery

smithy

smelting furnace

melting-house

foundry shop

casting shop

braziery

casting department

casting

Translations

fonderie

fonderia

fundición

Gießerei

χυτήριο

fundição

fundería

forja

dökmecilik

Fertigungsanlage

foneria

fonderìa

gieterij

döküm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaʊn.dɹi/

Etymology

From French fonderie. By surface analysis, found (“to melt (metals)”) + -ry (“place; process”).