thermotension
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend-der. Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension English thermotension From thermo- + tension.
- derived from tension English thermotension From thermo- + tension
- derived from tensionbor
- derived from *gʷʰer-der✻
Definitions
A process of increasing the strength of wrought iron by heating it to a determinate…
A process of increasing the strength of wrought iron by heating it to a determinate temperature, and giving to it, while in that state, a mechanical strain or tension in the direction in which the strength is afterward to be exerted.
The neighborhood
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