hardening

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noun

The process by which something hardens.

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solidifyingsolidificationsetcuring
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of harden
nounhardening (plural hardenings)

plural hardenings

  1. The process by which something hardens.
  2. Something which hardens.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

Similar
solidifyingsolidificationsetcuring
Broader
natural processnatural actionaction
Also see
curingsclerosissetsolidificationsolidifying

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan enduriment
  • endurimentprocess
Finnish kovettuminen, kovettaminen
  • kovettuminenprocess
  • kovettaminenprocess
  • kovetethat which hardens
French durcissement
  • durcissementprocess
German Härten, Härtung
  • Härtenprocess
  • Härtungprocess
Spanish endurecimiento
  • endurecimientoprocess
Swedish härdning
  • härdningprocess
Cite this entry
APA

hardening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardening

MLA

“hardening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardening. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardening,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardening.

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