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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The increase in strength that accompanies plastic deformation of a metal.

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  • noun metallurgy The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength

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