单词 | hardenable |
释义 | hardenableadj. Capable of hardening or being hardened. Frequently with modifying word indicating the process causing the hardening. ΚΠ 1675 R. Southwell Disc. conc. Water in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1757) III. 197 It [sc. water] is hardenable into ice, and in being so hardened dilateth itself with a vast strength. 1863 Pract. Mechanic's Jrnl. Jan. 253/1 The skill of the workman..enabling him to produce, at will, iron, more or less soft, or hardenable steel. 1928 U.S. Patent 1,674,959 1/1 A practical and efficient method for producing age hardenable alloys having different degrees of hardness. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 15 Sept. d3/1 Even body panels, which are usually made from milder steel, are bake hardenable, getting stronger as they are heated during paint curing to resist denting better. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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