accelerated aging

A form of accelerated ageing — A test that uses aggravated conditions (e.g. heat, humidity etc.) to speed up the normal ageing process of an item to see the long-term effects on it within a shorter period of time.

Meanings

nounaccelerated aging (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of accelerated ageing.
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