foundry

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

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