Look up: bending

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   bending
   [adj] - not remaining rigid or straight 2. [n] - movement that causes the formation of a curve 3. [n] - the act of bending something
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   bending
   the act to bend or fold a strip,a sheet or a wire round a specified radius by steadily applied pressure or blows.If the piece is folded flat on itself the test is known as 'close bend test' Category: Iron and steel industries • only correct sizes of mandrel appropriate to the bar diameter should be used in the bending machine, and it is most important to avoid -- or reversed bending. <...
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   Bending
   Bend'ing noun The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
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   bending
   adjective not remaining rigid or straight; `tried to support his weight on a bending cane`
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   bending
   bend noun movement that causes the formation of a curve
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   bending
   noun the act of bending something
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   Bending
   : `This article is about structural behavior. For other meanings see Bending (disambiguation).` In engineering mechanics, `bending` (also known as `flexure`) characterizes the behavior of a structural element subjected to an external load applied perpendicular to the axis of the element. A structural element subjected to bending is known as a beam. A closet rod sagging under the weight of clothes on clothes hangers is an example of a beam experi...
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   Bending
   • (n.) The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bend
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   bending
   (from the article `solids, mechanics of`) ...of a beam treated as a linear elastic line may also be considered. Let the line along the 1-axis (see Figure 7), have properties that are uniform ...
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    bending
    
    1. movement that causes the formation of a curve
    2. the property of being bent or deflected
    3. form a curve
    4. change direction
    5. cause to assume a crooked or angular form
    6. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
    
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    Bending
    The act of pushing or pulling a string sideways across the a fret to raise the pitch of a note by a half to full tone or more. Used extensively in rock and blues playing as well as in jazz.
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