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Meanings of burnishing in английском

русский
поверхностное пластическое деформирование
испанский
bruñido

Burnishing is the plastic deformation of a surface due to sliding contact with another object.

        поверхностное пластическое деформирование
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        Examples for "honing"
        Examples for "honing"
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        BAN A U.S. regulatory response honing in on risk may aid investors.
        Reuters
        2
        Just loving football, just working on his talent, just honing his skills.
        The Irish Times
        3
        We are not in the business of honing a single national narrative.
        The Irish Times
        4
        He had spent years in the field, fighting, honing his survival skills.
        Meltdown
        5
        Murray set about righting this, honing and bulking himself towards a rematch.
        The Guardian
        Usage of burnishing in английском
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        That may mean burnishing his credentials by responding forcefully to perceived threats.
        Reuters
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        Then Garnache espied a page on the window-seat, industriously burnishing a cuirass.
        St. Martin's Summer
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        After a considerable amount of rubbing and burnishing, he had a crude tool.
        Shadows Return
        4
        He found them all hard at work burnishing up their armour.
        At Agincourt
        5
        Valentin hauled himself to his feet, the firelight burnishing his scales.
        Complete Books of Blood
        6
        Lingering fears over European sovereign debt levels are also burnishing the metal's safe-haven appeal.
        Reuters
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        He found Hiram busy burnishing up every bit of metal about the Monarch II.
        Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane; Or, Daring Adventures over the...
        8
        And they were polishing shields, and burnishing swords, and washing armour, and shoeing horses.
        The Mabinogion
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        And they were polishing shields, and burnishing swords, and washing armor, and shoeing horses.
        Bulfinch's Mythology
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        His ego did not need burnishing, he explained, but his findings deserved a public hearing.
        The sherlockian
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        They say they are not just burnishing their green credentials, but also changing corporate plans.
        Reuters
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        Over all the village was a red glare, lighting up the sky, burnishing the trees.
        The Right of Way, Volume 6
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        I laughed as Jimmy told that story, burnishing one more legend of a tin-pot god.
        The prince of frogtown
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        But, as Bryant knew, the grimmer historical reality had not survived the burnishing of her legend.
        Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
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        The light from the hanging lamp shone on his thick brown hair burnishing it like bronze.
        The Sheik: A Novel
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        A trip abroad last month aimed at burnishing his credentials was plagued by gaffes and stumbles.
        Reuters
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        Translations for burnishing
        испанский
        bruñido
        Burnishing through the time