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PRONUNCIATION OF WORK-HARDEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORK-HARDEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Work-Harden is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb work-harden in English.

WHAT DOES WORK-HARDEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of work-harden in the English dictionary

The definition of work-harden in the dictionary is to increase the strength or hardness of by a mechanical process, such as tension, compression, or torsion.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WORK-HARDEN

PRESENT

Present
I work-harden
you work-harden
he/she/it work-hardens
we work-harden
you work-harden
they work-harden
Present continuous
I am work-hardening
you are work-hardening
he/she/it is work-hardening
we are work-hardening
you are work-hardening
they are work-hardening
Present perfect
I have work-hardened
you have work-hardened
he/she/it has work-hardened
we have work-hardened
you have work-hardened
they have work-hardened
Present perfect continuous
I have been work-hardening
you have been work-hardening
he/she/it has been work-hardening
we have been work-hardening
you have been work-hardening
they have been work-hardening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I work-hardened
you work-hardened
he/she/it work-hardened
we work-hardened
you work-hardened
they work-hardened
Past continuous
I was work-hardening
you were work-hardening
he/she/it was work-hardening
we were work-hardening
you were work-hardening
they were work-hardening
Past perfect
I had work-hardened
you had work-hardened
he/she/it had work-hardened
we had work-hardened
you had work-hardened
they had work-hardened
Past perfect continuous
I had been work-hardening
you had been work-hardening
he/she/it had been work-hardening
we had been work-hardening
you had been work-hardening
they had been work-hardening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will work-harden
you will work-harden
he/she/it will work-harden
we will work-harden
you will work-harden
they will work-harden
Future continuous
I will be work-hardening
you will be work-hardening
he/she/it will be work-hardening
we will be work-hardening
you will be work-hardening
they will be work-hardening
Future perfect
I will have work-hardened
you will have work-hardened
he/she/it will have work-hardened
we will have work-hardened
you will have work-hardened
they will have work-hardened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been work-hardening
you will have been work-hardening
he/she/it will have been work-hardening
we will have been work-hardening
you will have been work-hardening
they will have been work-hardening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would work-harden
you would work-harden
he/she/it would work-harden
we would work-harden
you would work-harden
they would work-harden
Conditional continuous
I would be work-hardening
you would be work-hardening
he/she/it would be work-hardening
we would be work-hardening
you would be work-hardening
they would be work-hardening
Conditional perfect
I would have work-harden
you would have work-harden
he/she/it would have work-harden
we would have work-harden
you would have work-harden
they would have work-harden
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been work-hardening
you would have been work-hardening
he/she/it would have been work-hardening
we would have been work-hardening
you would have been work-hardening
they would have been work-hardening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you work-harden
we let´s work-harden
you work-harden
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to work-harden
Past participle
work-hardened
Present Participle
work-hardening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORK-HARDEN

work out
work over
work permit
work placement
work prospects
work space
work station
work surface
work through
work up
work-hardening
work-in
work-in-progress
work-rule
work-sharer
work-sharing
work-study
work-study student
work-to-rule
work-worn

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORK-HARDEN

back garden
beer garden
botanic garden
burden
churchwarden
common or garden
common-or-garden
Covent Garden
farden
flower garden
garden
harden
herb garden
kitchen garden
Leeuwarden
rose garden
tea garden
vegetable garden
warden
winter garden
zoological garden

Synonyms and antonyms of work-harden in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «work-harden» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORK-HARDEN

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

Translator English - Chinese

工作哈登
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trabajo - se endurecen
570 millions of speakers

English

work-harden
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काम कड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمل تتصلب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

работа - твердеют
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

- endurecer trabalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাজ-শক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

travail durcir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerja keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeit - härten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

仕事硬化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작업 강화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kerja keras
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công việc làm cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேலை கல்லாக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काम-कठोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iş sertleşmesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavoro - harden
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

praca - twardnieją
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

робота - твердеют
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lucru Harden
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργασία σκληρύνει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werk - verhard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbets hårdnar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

work- herde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of work-harden

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORK-HARDEN»

The term «work-harden» is used very little and occupies the 151.479 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORK-HARDEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «work-harden» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «work-harden» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about work-harden

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORK-HARDEN»

Discover the use of work-harden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to work-harden and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Materials Science for Dentistry
All three types of stainless steel work harden. Ferritic stainless does so the least but becomes rapidly unworkable. Austenitic types, however, work harden most rapidly but remain workable even when much harder than a ferritic stainless could ...
B W Darvell, 2009
2
Rheology and Soil Mechanics / Rhéologie et Mécanique des Sols
During the portion PR the sample behaves virtually elastically but it begins to yield at R and continues to yield and work harden until it reaches the peak deviator stress, as well as the critical state, at X3. If the sample was allowed to dilate ...
Julien Kravtchenko, Pierre Marcel Sirieys, 1966
3
Proceedings of the Conference on In Situ Composites, ...
The failure of the composite in the plateau region of the stress-strain curve is premature in this case and may be explained by an inadequate work- hardening of the matrix. If the matrix is able to work-harden sufficiently to carry the load in the ...
‎1973
4
Jewelry and Beading Designs For Dummies
Even as you work with the wire, it Work harden describes the method for hardening metals. This can be done a few different hardens a little bit, because the more it bends the harder it becomes. One of the easiest methods to work harden wire ...
Heather H. Dismore, Tammy Powley, 2011
5
Metallic Materials: Physical, Mechanical, and Corrosion ...
Annealed austenitic grades are typified as having low yield strengths, high tensile strengths, and high elongation. Some of these alloys work harden to a high degree during cold work, which further increases their strength properties.
Philip A. Schweitzer, P.E., 2003
6
Exquisite Beaded Jewelry: Use Basic Techniques to Create ...
Also, hardening the wire will strengthen a clasp Hammering a hook clasp to work -harden it. or a curve in an earring finding. When work-hardening wire, be sure to flip the wire piece so you strike both sides of the piece. If you don't flip the piece ...
Lynda Musante, 2004
7
HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and ...
Ferritics exhibit the greatest degree of corrosion resistance in this grouping but work harden quite readily and are usually limited to decorative applications such as interior architectural trim, kitchen trim or utensils, fasteners, etc. Austenitics ...
Tom Arimes, 1994
8
Earrings VISUAL Project Guide: Step-by-step instructions for ...
HAMMER WIRE You can use a hammer to work-harden, flatten, and texturize straight, bent, or shaped wire. To work-harden wire without significantly changing its shape or texture, tap lightly and repeatedly on the wire with a rawhide hammer  ...
Chris Franchetti Michaels, 2012
9
Collision Repair and Refinishing: A Foundation Course for ...
After a few bends, it will become so brittle, due to work harden— ing, that the coat hanger will break. Some believe that the speed at which it is bent causes it to break, but even if the hanger is bent and straightened, then re— bent at 5-minute  ...
Alfred Thomas, Michael Jund, 2013
10
The Science and Practice of Welding:
They work-harden and have resistance to high- temperature wear and corrosive conditions. (5) Air-hardening martensitic steels. These have a high hardness value due to their martensitic structure and there is a variety of electrodes available ...
A. C. Davies, 1992

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORK-HARDEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term work-harden is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wire EDM for Jet Engine “Fir Trees”
Broaching shears material and, in the process, can work-harden part surfaces, especially on today's advanced aerospace materials. As the broaching tool ... «Modern Machine Shop, Feb 15»
2
The Anatomy of an End Mill for Titanium
For example, the correct cutting edge for titanium is important because this material tends to work-harden, he says. Titanium quickly loses what low malleability it ... «Modern Machine Shop, Nov 14»
3
All God's titanium, for those spry enough to spring it
Titanium and its useful alloys tend to work-harden immediately, much like stainless steel. That can become a problem if, for example, you have to drill a deep ... «ExtremeTech, Oct 13»
4
Inspection of Aircraft Landing Gear Components by Barkhausen …
Shot peening is a cold-working process in which a metal part is bombarded by tiny balls of steel shots to work-harden the metal and to increase its fatigue ... «NDT.net, Jun 06»

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