Sintering

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point. countable, uncountable

    "The idea was to build a thick pavement of high-density dry snow, allowing it to "age-harden" like concrete. The latter process, technically known as sintering, depends on the progressive formation of intergranular bonds, mainly by temperature-dependent vapor diffusion."

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

Example

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"The idea was to build a thick pavement of high-density dry snow, allowing it to "age-harden" like concrete. The latter process, technically known as sintering, depends on the progressive formation of intergranular bonds, mainly by temperature-dependent vapor diffusion."

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