HARDENING


Meaning of HARDENING in English

/hahr"dn ing/ , n.

1. a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.

2. the process of becoming hard or rigid.

[ 1620-30; HARDEN + -ING 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .