Dewing

name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The formation of dew. uncountable

    "[…] the dewing of a metal plate when breathed upon, the dewing of the outside of a glass when very cold water is poured into it, […]"

  2. 2
    Other condensation (of water vapor or other gases) physically analogous to dew formation. uncountable

    "The fact remains that, for a given gas composition, it is the metal temperature that determines whether or not dewing (and hence corrosion) takes place."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dew form-of, gerund, participle, present
  2. 2
    To remove wings or a wing from. transitive

    "the seed with wings attached withstood storage very significantly better than dewinged seed."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
affusionbaptismbathbathingdelugeimmersion

Example

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"[…] the dewing of a metal plate when breathed upon, the dewing of the outside of a glass when very cold water is poured into it, […]"

Etymology

de- + wing

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