English dictionary
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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 | ||
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