thermosetting

thermosetting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a substance) setting permanently when heated …   English terms dictionary

thermosetting — [thʉr′mō set΄iŋ] adj. becoming permanently hard and rigid when once subjected to heat: said of certain plastics …   English World dictionary

thermosetting — adjective Date: circa 1931 capable of becoming permanently rigid when heated or cured < a thermosetting resin > compare thermoplastic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

thermosetting — ther·mo·set·ting .set iŋ adj capable of becoming permanently rigid when heated or cured <a thermosetting resin> * * * ther·mo·set·ting (therґmo set″ing) becoming hard or solid when heat is applied and remaining that way upon being… …   Medical dictionary

thermosetting — ther|mo|set|ting [ˈθə:məuˌsetıŋ US ˈθə:rmou ] adj technical thermosetting plastic becomes hard and unbendable after it has been heated …   Dictionary of contemporary English

thermosetting — adjective technical thermosetting plastic becomes hard and unbendable after if has been heated …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

thermosetting — /therr moh set ing/, adj. pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded. [1935 40; THERMO + SETTING] * * * …   Universalium

thermosetting — adjective becoming permanently hard or solidifying when heated; used especially of synthetic plastics such as Bakelite See Also: thermoplastic …   Wiktionary

Thermosetting — Закрепление, отверждение (напр. краски на оттиске) под действием тепла …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

thermosetting — adj. pertaining to a plastic material that hardens after heating and cannot be re melted …   English contemporary dictionary

thermosetting —    A term which refers to plastics, such as polyester and epoxy resins, which require the presence of heat in a forming process, but which then set hard and cannot be remolded. Also see temperature …   Glossary of Art Terms