case harden

verb

To impart greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.

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Meanings

verbcase harden (third-person singular simple present case hardens, present participle case hardening, simple past and past participle case hardened)

present singular third person case hardens · participle present case hardening · participle past case hardened · past case hardened

  1. engineeringTo impart greater hardness to the surface of a piece of metal.
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APA

case harden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20harden

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “case harden,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/case%20harden.

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