noun a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery
In metallurgy, a kiln is used for heating metal ores to extract metals.
In ceramics, a kiln is a furnace or oven used for firing pottery or clay sculptures.
In woodworking, a kiln can be used for drying and curing wood for various projects.
In pottery, a kiln is essential for firing clay creations to harden and set the glaze.
In glassmaking, a kiln is used for heating and shaping glass objects.
In brickmaking, a kiln is used to fire bricks at high temperatures to make them durable.
A kiln is used by potters to fire ceramic pieces and bring out their final colors and textures.
Glassblowers use kilns to heat and shape glass into various forms and designs.
Blacksmiths may use kilns for heat treating metal to achieve desired hardness and strength.
Ceramic engineers utilize kilns in the manufacturing process of ceramic products to achieve specific properties and characteristics.