🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Endurecimiento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: endurecimiento

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hardening/ˈhɑːrdənɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El endurecimiento del hormigón toma varias horas."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of making something harder or more solid.

    "The hardening of the concrete took several hours before it could support weight."
  2. 2

    In computing, the practice of securing a system by reducing its surface of vulnerability.

    "System hardening is essential to protect against cyber threats."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'hardening' originates from the Old English 'hardian', meaning to make hard, which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*hardwōną'. Over time, the meaning has evolved to encompass various contexts, including physical processes and metaphorical applications in fields such as computing and psychology.

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