kiln

Meanings

• noun

  A large oven used for baking or firing clay, ceramics, or brick.

  - "The pottery studio had several kilns for baking their creations."
  - "The ancient Romans used kilns to fire their terra cotta pottery."

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Pronunciation

1. /kɪl(n)/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with kiln
hymn , gym , swim , lim

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Variants

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kiln , kilned , kilning , kilns

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Etymology

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Old English 'cylne' from 'cylan' meaning 'to cover with clay'.

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Trivia

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1. The temperature inside a kiln can reach up to 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. The ancient Chinese invented the first known kilns around 3,000 BC.

3. Kilns are used not only for ceramics but also for firing glass, metal, and other materials.

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Related Concepts

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1. clay: A natural material used to make pottery, bricks, and other construction materials. Kilns are used to fire and harden clay.

2. ceramics: The art and science of making objects from inorganic, non-metallic materials, primarily clay. Kilns are used to bake and harden ceramics.

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Culture

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In ancient civilizations, kilns were an essential part of daily life, used not only for ceramics but also for baking bread and cooking food.

How to Memorize "kiln"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large, enclosed oven used for baking pottery or firing bricks.
   - Visualize the process of loading clay into the kiln and then heating it to high temperatures.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'kiln' with the process of firing clay or baking pottery.
   - Think about the large, enclosed oven used in a pottery studio.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that a kiln is an oven used to 'kill' clay by firing it at high temperatures.
   - Use the phrase 'Kiln it' as a mnemonic to remember the meaning of the word.

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