noun
Meaning 1
The process by which something hardens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
hardening
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noun
Meaning 2
Something which hardens.
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of harden
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: change of integrity
Narrower terms: annealing, tempering
noun
Meaning 5
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the hardening of concrete
- he tested the set of the glue
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: solidifying, solidification, set, curing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity
Narrower terms: congealment, congelation
noun
Meaning 6
abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: symptom
Narrower terms: callosity, callus, calcification
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: enduriment — process
- Finnish: kovettuminen — process
- Finnish: kovettaminen — process
- French: durcissement — process
- German: Härten — process
- German: Härtung — process
- Spanish: endurecimiento — process
- Swedish: härdning — process
- Finnish: kovete — that which hardens