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truings

truings is the plural of truing.

Meaning of truing

Noun

truing (countable and uncountable, plural truings)

  1. The alignment (and cutting) of a wheel (especially a grinding wheel) such that its surface is concentric with its axis.
    • The wheel slides are purposely slightly under-compensated, causing the work to approach an oversize condition after several truings.1956, Grits and Grinds, Norton Company, page 41

Questions about truings

What is truings the plural of?
Truings is the plural of truing.

Words near truings in the dictionary

  1. Trugrede
  2. trugs
  3. Truim
  4. truing
  5. truing up
  6. truings
  7. truish
  8. truism
  9. truismatic
  10. truisms
  11. truist

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