| NOUN | state | hardening | abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue |
|---|---|---|---|
| process | hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | |
| act | hardening | the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter / tighter or more compact) |
| Sounds | hhaa'rdahnihng; hhaa'rdnihng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | calcification | tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts |
| callosity, callus | An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) | |
| Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
| Spanish | dureza | |
| Meaning | The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the hardening of concrete" | |
| Synonyms | solidifying, solidification, set, curing | |
| Part of | plastination | A process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues |
| Narrower | congealment, congelation | The process of congealing |
| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Spanish | curación, endurecimiento, solidificación | |
| Catalan | curació, solidificació | |
| Verbs | harden | become hard or harder |
| Meaning | The act of making something harder (firmer or tighter / tighter or more compact). | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | annealing, tempering | hardening something by heat treatment |
| Broader | change of integrity | The act of changing the unity or wholeness of something |
| Spanish | endurecimiento | |
| Catalan | enduriment | |
| Verbs | harden | make hard or harder |
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