permanent set

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engineering the change in shape of a material that results when the load to which it is subjected causes the elastic limit to be exceeded and is then removed

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How to use permanent set in a sentence

Man, at this present stage of evolution, has twenty teeth in his temporary and thirty-two in his permanent set.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
More than twenty teeth in the temporary set, or thirty-two in the permanent set, is hence an atavistic abnormality.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
This occurs at all ages, but more particularly at the period of development of the permanent set of teeth.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
Fig. 86 illustrates central and lateral incisors of the permanent set perfectly united.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

This is equipped with a permanent set radio on the same frequency as that gentleman up front.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy