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Definition of Strengthener
1. Noun. A device designed to provide additional strength. "He used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"
Specialized synonyms: Backing, Mount, Brace, Bracing, Brace, Safety Arch
Generic synonyms: Device
Derivative terms: Reinforce, Strengthen
Definition of Strengthener
1. n. One who, or that which, gives or adds strength.
Definition of Strengthener
1. Noun. One who, or that which, gives or adds strength. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Strengthener
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strengthener
Literary usage of Strengthener
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the British Dental Association by British Dental Association (1892)
"New Form of Strengthener for Vulcanite Cases. WE have received from the Dental
Manufacturing Company some new and artistic forms of strengtheners for ..."
2. Modern cycles: a practical handbook on their construction and repair by Alexander James Wallis-Tayler (1897)
"... which can be sprung together and inserted into the said tube, wherein they
will expand and hold the cap in position FIG. 135. Fork Strengthener. ..."
3. Mechanical Dentistry: A Practical Treatise on the Construction of the by Charles Hunter (1882)
"A strengthener nearly as large as the main plate should be soldered on the ...
A narrow strengthener, on the other hand, should be soldered on the inside or ..."
4. A Manual of Dental Prosthetics by George Henry Wilson (1917)
"The strengthener may be in the form of a doubler or wire. The wire strengthener
may serve as a finisher, while the finisher is always a strengthener. ..."
5. A Manual of Dental Prosthetics by George Henry Wilson (1920)
"The strengthener may be in the form of a doubler or wire. The wire strengthener
may serve as a finisher, while the finisher is always a strengthener. ..."
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