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spark testing

spark testing noun: a method of determining the general classification of ferrous materials that normally requires taking a piece of metal, usually scrap, to a grinding wheel and observing the sparks emitted. Also the present participle of spark test.

Noun

spark testing (uncountable)

  1. A method of determining the general classification of ferrous materials that normally requires taking a piece of metal, usually scrap, to a grinding wheel and observing the sparks emitted.

Also used as

spark testing is also the present participle of spark test.

Questions about spark testing

What does spark testing mean?
Spark testing means a method of determining the general classification of ferrous materials that normally requires taking a piece of metal, usually scrap, to a grinding wheel and observing the sparks emitted.
What part of speech is spark testing?
Spark testing is a noun.

Words near spark testing in the dictionary

  1. spark plugs
  2. spark spread
  3. spark spreads
  4. spark test
  5. spark tested
  6. spark testing
  7. spark tests
  8. spark up
  9. sparkable
  10. sparke
  11. sparked

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