sintering

sintering is the present participle and gerund of sinter.

Meaning of sinter

sinter (third-person singular simple present sinters, present participle sintering, simple past and past participle sintered)

To heat a compacted powder mass to form a hardened mass.
- Most, if not all, metals may be sintered.1980, “Advanced Automation for Space Missions: Appendix 4C”, in Proceedings of the 1980 NASA/ASEE Summer Study

sintering (countable and uncountable, plural sinterings)

A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point.
- The idea was to build a thick pavement of high-density dry snow, allowing it to "age-harden" like concrete. The latter process, technically known as sintering, depends on the progressive formation of intergranular bonds, mainly by temperature-dependent vapor diffusion.1993, Malcolm Mellor, Notes on Antarctic Aviation, US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory, page 47

plural	sinterings

What does sintering mean?: Sintering means a process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point.
What is sintering the present participle and gerund of?: Sintering is the present participle and gerund of sinter.
What part of speech is sintering?: Sintering is a noun.
What is the plural of sintering?: The plural of sintering is sinterings.

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