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ausform
[ aws-fawrm ]
verb (used with object)
- to subject (steel or other metals) to a hardening process that increases its strength and improves its wear properties.
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- ausforming noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ausform1
First recorded in 1960–65; aus(tenitic) ( def ) + (de)form 1( def )
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