heat-treating
heat-treating is the present participle and gerund of heat-treat.
Meaning of heat-treat
Verb
heat-treat (third-person singular simple present heat-treats, present participle heat-treating, simple past and past participle heat-treated)
- To apply a heat treatment to (some material).
- The steel was heat-treated to improve its toughness and ductility.
Noun
heat-treating (usually uncountable, plural heat-treatings)
- An act or process by which one heat-treats a piece of material (usually metal).
- Synonyms:
- heat treatment
Synonyms of heat-treating
Forms of heat-treating
| plural | heat-treatings |
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Questions about heat-treating
- What does heat-treating mean?
- Heat-treating means an act or process by which one heat-treats a piece of material (usually metal).
- What is heat-treating the present participle and gerund of?
- Heat-treating is the present participle and gerund of heat-treat.
- What part of speech is heat-treating?
- Heat-treating is a noun.
- What is the plural of heat-treating?
- The plural of heat-treating is heat-treatings.
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