lightweightingn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪtˌweɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪtˌweɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lightweight adj., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < lightweight adj. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later lightweight v.

The process of building vehicles, etc., from lighter materials to reduce their weight and increase fuel efficiency; spec. the process of reducing the amount of material used in packaging products to be sold, in order to conserve raw materials and reduce transport costs or pollution.

ΚΠ

1940 Jrnl. Business Univ. Chicago 13 58 The relationship between the light-weighting of carrying equipment and the efficiency and economy of railway operation.

1944 Glass Industry Oct. 456/1 The light-weighting program for bottles has been a great success.

1952 Jrnl. Soc. Glass Technol. Dec. 356 Let me turn..to another tendency of recent years which has given no little trouble to the technical department, namely, the light-weighting of containers.

1983 Techn. Q. Master Brewers' Assoc. Americas 20 93 (heading) The Lightweighting of Two-Piece Beer Cans.

2008 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Dec. 60/2 ‘Lightweighting’ often results in vehicles with less robust structures that tend to sustain more damage in collisions.

2018 Packaging Week (Nexis) 12 June Lightweighting of plastic packaging materials and recycling have long been touted as ways to achieve sustainability benefits.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	lightweighting
释义	lightweightingn. Brit. /ˈlʌɪtˌweɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtˌweɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lightweight adj., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < lightweight adj. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later lightweight v. The process of building vehicles, etc., from lighter materials to reduce their weight and increase fuel efficiency; spec. the process of reducing the amount of material used in packaging products to be sold, in order to conserve raw materials and reduce transport costs or pollution. ΚΠ 1940 Jrnl. Business Univ. Chicago 13 58 The relationship between the light-weighting of carrying equipment and the efficiency and economy of railway operation. 1944 Glass Industry Oct. 456/1 The light-weighting program for bottles has been a great success. 1952 Jrnl. Soc. Glass Technol. Dec. 356 Let me turn..to another tendency of recent years which has given no little trouble to the technical department, namely, the light-weighting of containers. 1983 Techn. Q. Master Brewers' Assoc. Americas 20 93 (heading) The Lightweighting of Two-Piece Beer Cans. 2008 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Dec. 60/2 ‘Lightweighting’ often results in vehicles with less robust structures that tend to sustain more damage in collisions. 2018 Packaging Week (Nexis) 12 June Lightweighting of plastic packaging materials and recycling have long been touted as ways to achieve sustainability benefits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1940
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