English noun: hardening | |||
1. | hardening (state) abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue | ||
Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | calcification, callosity, callus | ||
2. | hardening (process) the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | ||
Samples | The hardening of concrete. He tested the set of the glue. | ||
Synonyms | curing, set, solidification, solidifying | ||
Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | congealment, congelation | ||
Part meronym | plastination | ||
3. | hardening (act) the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change of integrity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | annealing, tempering | ||