Definition of "reverberatory" [re•ver•ber•a•to•ry]

• Produced or operating by reverberation; deflected or diverted, as flame or heat, onto material being treated. (adjective)
• Of, relating to, or being a reverberatory furnace. (adjective)
• A reverberatory furnace. (noun)

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• "Two of the foremen, named Cranege, suggested to Mr. Reynolds that this might be performed in what is called a reverberatory furnace, *"
• "Two of the foremen, named Cranege, suggested to Mr. Reynolds that this might be performed in what is called a reverberatory furnace, [7] in which the iron should not mix with the coal, but be heated solely by the flame."
• "This diverse, multifaceted, adrenaline-charged method of policymaking, found only in America, can resemble a reverberatory furnace."