Meaning of HARDENING
| Pronunciation: | | 'hârdning
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- [n] the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
- [n] the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
- [n] abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
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| | Synonyms: | | set, solidification, solidifying |
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| | See Also: | | action, activity, annealing, calcification, callosity, callus, change of integrity, natural action, natural process, symptom, tempering | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hard"en*ing\, n.
1. Making hard or harder.
2. That which hardens, as a material used for converting the
surface of iron into steel.
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