martemperv.
/ˈmɑːtɛmpə/, U.S. /ˈmɑrˌtɛmpər/ Metallurgy. rare.
transitive. To treat by martempering.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > harden, temper, or anneal > in specific way
case-harden1665
chill1831
box-annealc1887
pot anneal1928
work-harden1928
quench-harden1934
solution-treat1940
shot-peen1944
marquench1947
martemper1947
marage1962
cyanide1966
1947 Steel Processing 33 103/2 Steel was more susceptible to cracking when martempered than when treated by the more conventional method.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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v.1947- hearing of
- hearing out
- hearing say
- hearing-day
- hearing-distance
- hearing-ear dog
- hearing-fee
- hearing-impaired
- hearing-organ
- hearing-trumpet
- hearing-tube
- hearingday
- hearingdistance
- hearingear dog
- hearingfee
- hearingimpaired
- hearingless
- hearingorgan
- hearings
- hearingtrumpet
- hearingtube
- hearken
- hearken to
- hearkened
- hearkener