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hardens — hard·en || hÉ‘rdn / hÉ‘Ë v. make hard or tough; become hard or tough; strengthen, forge; be forged … English contemporary dictionary
the same fire that melts the butter hardens the egg — People react in different ways to the same experience. Earlier in other variants; cf. 1623 BACON History of Life and Death (online ed.) In one and the same fire, clay grows hard and wax melts. 1952 J. F. BENDER Make Your Business Letters Make… … Proverbs new dictionary
Necking (engineering) — A polyethylene sample with a stable neck. Necking, in engineering or materials science, is a mode of tensile deformation where relatively large amounts of strain localize disproportionately in a small region of the material.[1] The resulting… … Wikipedia
Felix Ernst Witkowski — Maximilian Harden Maximilian Harden (* 20. Oktober 1861 in Berlin; † 30. Oktober 1927 in Montana, Schweiz; eigentlich Felix Ernst Witkowski; Pseudonym Apostata) war ein einflussreicher deutscher Publizist, Kritiker, Schauspieler und … Deutsch Wikipedia
Harden-Eulenburg-Affäre — Philipp zu Eulenburg Hertefeld um 1905 – eine der Hauptpersonen in der Harden Eulenburg Affäre Die Harden Eulenburg Affäre, oder kurz Eulenburg Affäre, war die Kontroverse um eine Reihe von Kriegsgerichts und fünf regulären Verfahren wegen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… … Universalium
harden — hard|en [ˈha:dn US ˈha:rdn] v [I and T] 1.) to become firm or stiff, or to make something firm or stiff ≠ ↑soften ▪ It will take about 24 hours for the glue to harden. 2.) if your attitude hardens, or if something hardens it, you become more… … Dictionary of contemporary English
harden — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)d(ə)n[/t]] hardens, hardening, hardened 1) V ERG When something hardens or when you harden it, it becomes stiff or firm. Mould the mixture into shape while hot, before it hardens... [V n] Give the cardboard two or three coats of… … English dictionary
harden */ — UK [ˈhɑː(r)d(ə)n] / US [ˈhɑrd(ə)n] verb Word forms harden : present tense I/you/we/they harden he/she/it hardens present participle hardening past tense hardened past participle hardened 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become hard or firm, or to… … English dictionary
Concrete — This article is about the construction material. For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). Outer view of the Roman Pantheon, still the largest unreinforced solid concrete dome.[1] … Wikipedia
