hardening

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hard·en·ing

H0058900 (här′dn-ĭng)n.1. The act or process of becoming hard or harder.2. Something that hardens, as a substance added to iron to yield steel.3. Gradual exposure of plants to cold weather.

hardening

(ˈhɑːdənɪŋ) n1. the act or process of becoming or making hard2. a substance added to another substance or material to make it harder
Thesaurus
Noun1.hardening - abnormal hardening or thickening of tissuesymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular diseasecallosity, callus - an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)calcification - tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
2.hardening - the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"curing, solidification, solidifying, setcongealment, congelation - the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezingnatural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"plastination - a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching"
3.hardening - the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of somethingannealing, tempering - hardening something by heat treatment
Translations
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