Caron has, in fact, discovered this very curious circumstance, that a bar of steel becomes shorter under successive temperings, while it increases in size, laterally, in such a manner, that there actually is an increase of volume.
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Tempering
Synonyms for "tempering" (171 found)
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abatementabatingabilityagingallayingallaymentalleviatingalleviationarteriosclerosisassuagementassuagingatherosclerosisbackgroundblasenessbluntingcalcificationcallusingcalmingcapabilitycase hardening
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Noun(5 words)
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Noun(7 words)
modificationmodulationmollificationossificationpacificationpalliationpast experiencepetrifactionpetrificationpractical knowledgepracticeprecipitation hardeningpreparednessproficiencyqualificationquieteningquietingrazor temperreadinessreducing
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reductionrefreshmentreinforcementreinvigorationrelaxationrelaxingremissionrestrengtheningrevivificationripenessripeningsagacitysaucesaw file tempersclerosisseasoningsenescenceset tempersettingshadeslackeningsmacksofteningsolidificationsoothingsophisticationsoupconspicespindle tempersprinklingsteelingstiffeningstrengtheningsubduementsubduingsuggestionsuitabilitysuitablenesssuitednesssuspiciontainttemperthoughttincttincturetingetinttool tempertouchtougheningtracetranquilizationtrimvestigevitrifactionvitrificationworldly wisdom
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11 entriescommunication techniquecrystallization controldesign methodologyemotional regulationfood processinghardeningheat treatmentmanufacturing processmaterial processingprocess controlrisk management
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12 entriesair temperingblade temperingcalm rhetoricchocolate temperingcocoa butter temperingglass temperinglimit settingmoderate criticismoil temperingsafety marginsoften stancewater tempering
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11 entriesblade temperingchocolate temperingglass temperingoil temperingquenching and temperingsteel temperingtempering processtempering steeltempering techniquetempering temperaturewater tempering
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Clay and tempering were packed around the pole together with plenty of water[.]
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