Sintering
noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 present participle and gerund of sinter form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"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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