Refiring

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of firing again.

    "It is known that once a clay is fired at a certain temperature and then cooled down, it freezes at a stage which can not be altered by subsequent refirings unless the initial temperature is exceeded."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of refire form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"It is known that once a clay is fired at a certain temperature and then cooled down, it freezes at a stage which can not be altered by subsequent refirings unless the initial temperature is exceeded."

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