Microfurnace

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A microscale furnace.

    "The switch triggers a microfurnace to heat up a strip of plastic which breaks after two seconds causing a clip to open; this releases a compressed spring which starts the delivery."

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"The switch triggers a microfurnace to heat up a strip of plastic which breaks after two seconds causing a clip to open; this releases a compressed spring which starts the delivery."

Etymology

From micro- + furnace.

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