strain hardening

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noun

work-hardening.

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Words nearby strain hardening

straight whiskey, strain, strained, strainer, strain gauge, strain hardening, straining arch, straining piece, straining sill, strait, straiten

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How to use strain hardening in a sentence

I strain and push and pedal and wonder, “When will this end?”
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
However we strain to distract ourselves, our consciousness of death heightens our awareness of evil.
McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours|James Poulos|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Clients supply transportation, lodging, and ingredients, including the preferred strain of ganja.
Meet the Julia Child of Weed|Justin Jones|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is to say, the ancestral genes, the ancestral strain of inheritance, appears again in these little children.
Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween|Joseph Campbell|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Even before his injury, the strain had begun to tell on him.
When West Point Football Turned Fatal|Nicolaus Mills|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When people argue in this strain, I immediately assume the offensive.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
If, now, the patient cough or strain as if at stool, the contents of the stomach will usually be forced out through the tube.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
We ought to attempt such a shortening as will strain the machine to a breaking point, but never break it.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
This was a great strain on their rather limited resources, and for some years they had to practise strict economy.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The Marshal, in his Memoirs, asserts that this short campaign was the severest strain he ever underwent.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for strain hardening

strain hardening

noun

a process in which a metal is permanently deformed in order to increase its resistance to further deformation

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