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单词 case-hardening
释义

case-harden

verb

case-hard·​en ˈkās-ˌhär-dᵊn How to pronounce case-harden (audio)
case-hardened; case-hardening; case-hardens

transitive verb

1
: to harden (a ferrous alloy) so that the surface layer is harder than the interior
2
: to make callous or insensible
case-hardened adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

case-hardening

verb

present participle of case-harden
as in tempering

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tempering
  • annealing
  • rigidifying
  • stiffening
  • gelatinizing
  • crystallizing
  • thickening
  • jellying
  • petrifying
  • coagulating
  • calcifying
  • hardening
  • encrusting
  • ossifying
  • gelating
  • clotting
  • crystalizing
  • callusing
  • gelling
  • caking
  • incrusting
  • jelling
  • freezing
  • solidifying
  • concreting
  • indurating
  • congealing
  • setting
  • firming (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • softening
  • liquefying
  • melting
  • smelting
  • liquifying
  • fluxing
  • dissolving
  • thawing
  • fusing
  • deliquescing
  • unfreezing
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