Definition of Straightening

1. Verb. (present participle of straighten) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Straightening

1. straighten [v] - See also: straighten

Lexicographical Neighbors of Straightening

straightarrow(a)
straightaway
straightaways
straightbred
straightbreds
straighted
straightedge
straightedges
straighten
straighten out
straighten up
straightenable
straightened
straightener
straighteners
straightening (current term)
straightens
straighter
straightest
straightfaced
straightfacedly
straightfaces
straightforth
straightforward
straightforwardly
straightforwardness
straighthorn
straighthorns
straighties

Literary usage of Straightening

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue by United Engineering and Foundry Company, Samuel Lewis and Company (1908)
"They are all equipped with seven or eight rolls, except the plate straightening machines, which may have from nine up to nineteen rolls, depending on the ..."

2. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"straightening: At the lower mill, straightening is done by the Labor Department, machines for this purpose being located at three different places. ..."

3. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"straightening: At the lower mill, straightening is done by the Labor Department, machines for this purpose being located at three different places. ..."

4. Modern Mechanism: Exhibiting the Latest Progress in Machines, Motors, and by D. Appleton and Company (1892)
"WIRE straightening. The ordinary method of straightening wire is by means of ... A variety of automatic machines for wire straightening is described in a ..."

5. Modern Mechanism: Exhibiting the Latest Progress in Machines, Motors, and by D. Appleton and Company (1892)
"WIRE straightening. The ordinary method of straightening wire is by means of ... Л variety of automatic machines for wire straightening is described in a ..."

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