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  • 1softening — Ⅰ. softening UK US /ˈsɒfənɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET that has stopped increasing or that is falling: »A softening job market eventually will mean slower wage growth. »The state s unemployment rate has remained remarkably… …

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  • 2Softening — Sof ten*ing, a. & n. from {Soften}, v. [1913 Webster] {Softening of the brain}, or {Cerebral softening} (Med.), a localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished by their color and… …

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  • 3Softening of the brain — Softening Sof ten*ing, a. & n. from {Soften}, v. [1913 Webster] {Softening of the brain}, or {Cerebral softening} (Med.), a localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished by their… …

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  • 4Softening — is a numerical trick used in N body techniques to prevent numerical divergences when a particle comes too close to another (and the force goes to infinity). This is obtained by modifying the gravitational potential of each particle as:Phi =… …

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  • 5softening — index mitigating, mitigation, mollification, palliative (abating) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6softening circumstances — index extenuating circumstances Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 7softening of the brain — n. 1. degeneration of the brain tissues 2. Informal loss of mind …

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  • 8softening — I noun the process of becoming softer (Freq. 1) refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit he observed the softening of iron by heat • Derivationally related forms: ↑soften • Hypernyms: ↑natural process, ↑ …

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  • 9softening point — minkštėjimo temperatūra statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Temperatūra, kurioje stikliška, tikslios lydymosi temperatūros neturinti medžiaga tampa plastiška. atitikmenys: angl. softening point; softening temperature rus. температура… …

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  • 10softening temperature — minkštėjimo temperatūra statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Temperatūra, kurioje stikliška, tikslios lydymosi temperatūros neturinti medžiaga tampa plastiška. atitikmenys: angl. softening point; softening temperature rus. температура… …

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