self-hardening

self-hard·en·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [self hahr-dn-ing]
- /sɛlf ˈhɑr dn ɪŋ/
- /self ˈhɑː.dən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [self hahr-dn-ing]
- /sɛlf ˈhɑr dn ɪŋ/

Definitions of self-hardening word

adjective self-hardening noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment. 1
adjective self-hardening designating or of any steel that will harden if air-cooled after being heated above red heat 0

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Origin of self-hardening

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Self-hardening

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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self-hardening popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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