| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| ausform |
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| SYLLABICATION: | aus·form |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ôs fôrm |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: aus·formed, aus·form·ing, aus·forms
To subject (especially steel) to deformation, quenching, and tempering to improve its wear properties. | | ETYMOLOGY: | aus(tenitic) + (de)form.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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