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muffle [1 record]

Record 1 2004-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Ovens and Baking (Ceramics)
DEF

The refractory chamber inside a fuel-burning kiln which contains the pottery and is designed to protect it from the flames.

DEF

A muffle is ... a protective box inside the kiln in which the ware is placed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Fours et cuisson (Céramique industrielle)
DEF

Chambre de cuisson chauffée extérieurement et dans laquelle on place les céramiques émaillées et décorées pour y subir, à l'abri des flammes et de la fumée, une cuisson à feu modéré dite cuisson de petit feu ou de feu de moufle.

OBS

Selon la source LAROG, le terme «moufle» est masculin. Selon la source ROBER, il est masculin ou féminin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales refractarios (Metalurgia)
  • Hornos y cocción (Industria de la cerámica)
DEF

Hornillo que sirve para preservar las piezas de porcelana, la alfarería fina, etcétera, de la acción directa del fuego durante la cochura y que consiste en un recipiente o recinto cerrado que se coloca dentro del horno principal.

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