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In soap, fatty acids made from boiling pork bone fat are used as a hardening agent, but also for giving it a pearl-like effect.
Christien Meindertsma

Meaning of "hardening" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARDENING

hardening  [ˈhɑːdənɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARDENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hardening is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARDENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hardening

Hardening means making a material, particularly a metal, physically harder, and includes particular cases such as: ▪ Hardening, the strengthening of metal alloys by heat treatment ▪ Case hardening, the process of hardening the surface of a metal by infusing elements into the material's surface forming a thin layer of a harder alloy ▪ Case hardening of rocks ▪ Case hardening ▪ Air-hardening steel ▪ Cryogenic hardening ▪ Differential hardening ▪ Diffusion hardening ▪ Fire hardening ▪ Hardening of the arteries ▪ Induction hardening ▪ Laser hardening ▪ Precipitation hardening ▪ Quenching#Quench hardening ▪ a synonym for sclerotization occurring in arthropods ▪ Shock hardening ▪ Work hardening, also called strain hardening or cold working ▪ Strain hardening exponent, a materials constant used in calculations regarding work hardening It also has the metaphorical meaning of making something more resistant to some threat: ▪ Hardening or...

Definition of hardening in the English dictionary

The definition of hardening in the dictionary is the act or process of becoming or making hard. Other definition of hardening is a substance added to another substance or material to make it harder.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARDENING


air-conditioning
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənɪŋ
awakening
əˈweɪkənɪŋ
conditioning
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
deadening
ˈdedənɪŋ
gardening
ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ
governing
ˈɡʌvənɪŋ
happening
ˈhæpənɪŋ
maddening
ˈmædənɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
poisoning
ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ
positioning
pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ
puddening
ˈpʊdənɪŋ
questioning
ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ
reasoning
ˈriːzənɪŋ
saddening
ˈsædənɪŋ
strengthening
ˈstreŋθənɪŋ
threatening
ˈθrɛtənɪŋ
unpardoning
ʌnˈpɑːdənɪŋ
widening
ˈwaɪdənɪŋ
work-hardening
ˈwɜːkˌhɑːdənɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARDENING

hardcourt
hardcover
Hardecanute
harden
harden off
harden up
Hardenberg
Hardenburg
hardened
hardener
hardening of the arteries
hardface
hardfisted
hardhack
hardhanded
hardhandedness
hardhat
hardhead
hardheads
hardhearted

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARDENING

beginning
christening
deepening
easy listening
enlightening
evening
frightening
good evening
grand opening
intervening
life-threatening
lightening
listening
screening
sharpening
shortening
thickening
tightening
weakening
whitening
worsening

Synonyms and antonyms of hardening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HARDENING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hardening» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hardening

Translation of «hardening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARDENING

Find out the translation of hardening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hardening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hardening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硬化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

endurecimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

hardening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सख्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تصلب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

упрочнение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

endurecimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

durcissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengerasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Härten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

硬化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hardening
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெட்டியாகின்றன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सतत वाढत जाणारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sertleştirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tempra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

utwardzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зміцнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întărire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκλήρυνση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verharding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

härdning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

herding
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hardening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARDENING»

The term «hardening» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARDENING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hardening

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7 QUOTES WITH «HARDENING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hardening.
1
Ellen Key
Corporal punishment is as humiliating for him who gives it as for him who receives it; it is ineffective besides. Neither shame nor physical pain have any other effect than a hardening one.
2
Christien Meindertsma
In soap, fatty acids made from boiling pork bone fat are used as a hardening agent, but also for giving it a pearl-like effect.
3
Nancy Meyers
There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You're left wondering about the legitimacy of relationships. It's probably harder to entertain the same people with a more classic form of writing, and romantic comedies are a classic genre.
4
John Owen
The most tremendous judgment of God in this world is the hardening of the hearts of men.
5
Layne Staley
I don't think any drug that can cause brain damage, failing kidneys, hardening arteries, pain, and suffering should be made available.
6
James Thurber
With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and definite hardening of the paragraphs.
7
Edith Wharton
Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARDENING»

Discover the use of hardening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hardening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hardening Linux
The book is written for Linux/UNIX administrators who do not necessarily have in-depth knowledge of security but need to know how to secure their networks.
James Turnbull, 2005
2
Surface Hardening of Steels: Understanding the Basics
Annotation A practical selection guide to help engineers and technicians choose the mot efficient surface hardening techniques that offer consistent and repeatable results.
Joseph R. Davis, 2002
3
Hardening Apache
Throughout this book, renowned author Tony Mobily introduces you to many of the security problems youll inevitably stumble across when using Apache—and most important, youll learn how to protect yourself and your server.
Tony Mobily, 2004
4
Hardening Windows
This second edition covers the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 and its new security features, including the Windows Firewall and the Security Center.
Jonathan Hassell, 2005
5
Hardening Cisco Routers
In an area that is otherwise poorly documented, this is the one book that will help you make your Cisco routers rock solid.
Thomas Akin, 2002
6
Hardening Linux
Get complete details on how to systematically harden your network from the ground up, as well as strategies for getting company-wide support for your security plan. Features a four-part hardening methodology: Do This Now!
John H. Terpstra, 2004
7
Hardening Network Security
With coverage of all major platforms and applications, this book is an essential security tool for on-the-job IT professionals. Features a four-part hardening methodology: Do This Now!
John Mallery, 2005
8
Hardening
When Daniel leaves him, Owen wonders if he will ever love again.
Jamieson Wolf, 2011
9
Security Sage's Guide to Hardening the Network Infrastructure
This is the only computer book to focus completely on infrastucture security: network devices, protocols and architectures.
Steven Andres, Brian Kenyon, Erik Pack Birkholz, 2004
10
Hardening Windows Systems
Provides steps to ensure the security of Windows systems, covering such topics as passwords, authentication, network infastructure, Windows directory information, application access, PKI, LAN communications, and security policies.
Roberta Bragg, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARDENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hardening is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to Write and Maintain Hardening Guidelines | StateTech …
When rolling out new systems, hardening guidelines are standard operating procedure. A mix of settings and options, hardening guidelines ... «StateTech Magazine, Jul 15»
2
FPL installs concrete pole as part of storm hardening efforts
The installation of a new 55-foot concrete Florida Power & Light Co. pole near Palm Beach International Airport today took a dozen men and ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
3
Adobe: We REALLY are taking Flash security seriously – honest …
"Aside from generally hardening the code, and finding and addressing vulnerabilities internally, a key focus area has been the development of ... «The Register, Jul 15»
4
Greek Crisis Dulls Appetite for Euro in Countries Waiting to Adopt It …
With such political attitudes hardening, the prospect of Poland's or any other country's adopting the euro anytime soon appears quite remote, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Late-night rows and threatened walkouts: how the Iran deal was …
Last Wednesday, Mr Kerry held a conference call with President Barack Obama which led to a hardening of America's position on a range of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
How To Prepare For The Cascadia Earthquake . News | OPB
That applies to everything in the region — from hardening the state's infrastructure to being prepared on a personal level. It is scary to think ... «OPB News, Jul 15»
7
New Ameren substation powers city's flow of electricity
Ameren Illinois spokesman Brian Bretsch said the utility wants to minimize those dark moments by improving power supplies and hardening the ... «Herald & Review, Jul 15»
8
How the lung repairs its wounds | EurekAlert! Science News
Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic lung disease, characterized by pathological accumulation of ECM proteins, which results in hardening of the ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
9
Bromium and Microsoft to improve enterprise security for Windows 10
“Our strategic partnership with Microsoft is centred on a common technology heritage and a shared goal of hardening the endpoint to prevent ... «OnWindows.com, Jul 15»
10
Health Minute: RA and Heart Disease - Fox 28: South Bend, Elkhart …
Another may be certain steroids patients take may cause hardening of the arteries or diabetes. "Initiating blood pressure control, lifestyle ... «Fox 28, Jul 15»

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