- case-hardened
- adjective see case-harden
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
case-hardened
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case-hardened — adjective used of persons; emotionally hardened faced a case hardened judge • Syn: ↑hardened, ↑hard boiled • Similar to: ↑hard … Useful english dictionary
case hardened — Synonyms and related words: Philistine, acclimated, acclimatized, accommodated, accustomed, adapted, adjusted, backed, balking, balky, bigoted, brazen, bulldogged, bulletheaded, bullheaded, calcified, callous, calloused, conditioned,… … Moby Thesaurus
case hardened — adjective Metal that is harder at its surface, due to a case hardening process … Wiktionary
case-hardened — adjective made callous or tough by experience. → case harden … English new terms dictionary
case hardened steel — Смотри цементуемая сталь … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
case hardened (carbu-rized) steel — Смотри цементуемая сталь … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
case-hardened steel — noun steel with a surface that is much harder than the interior metal • Hypernyms: ↑steel … Useful english dictionary
Case hardening — or surface hardening is the process of hardening the surface of a metal, often a low carbon steel, by infusing elements into the material s surface, forming a thin layer of a harder alloy. Case hardening is usually done after the part in question … Wikipedia
hardened — [adj] unfeeling accustomed, benumbed, callous, case hardened, coldhearted*, contemptuous, cruel, disdainful, habituated, hard as nails*, hard bitten*, hard boiled*, hardhearted*, heartless, impenetrable, impious, inaccessible, indurated, inured,… … New thesaurus
hardened — adjective 1. used of persons; emotionally hardened (Freq. 1) faced a case hardened judge • Syn: ↑case hardened, ↑hard boiled • Similar to: ↑hard 2. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment … Useful english dictionary
