Curing (Noun)
Meaning
The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The plaster had finished curing, allowing the artists to apply paint to the new surface.
- This natural stone underwent curing under extreme heat to give it strength.
- Temperature plays an essential role in the curing process of thermoplastics.
- Slow and even drying prevents damage from shrinkage during the curing of delicate paints.
- Insufficient time for curing epoxy leads to defects such as microvoids in composites.