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softening

['sɔf(ə)nɪŋ]

сущ.

  1. смягчение; размягчение

  2. лингв. ослабление

Physics (En-Ru)

softening

смягчение, размягчение, разупрочнение

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Elastomer with polymer chains joined by bonds which are weaker then covalent bonds is softening under heating and known as thermoplastic elastomer.
Эластомер, в котором полимерные цепи соединены связями, более слабыми по сравнению с ковалентными связями, размягчается при нагреве и называется термопластичным эластомером.
The velvet hangings on the doors, the velvet curtains on the window, the bloated, spongy rug on the floor, everything as it were destined and fitted beforehand for subduing, for softening all coarse sounds and violent sensations.
Бархатные портьерки у дверей, бархатные занавески у окон, пухлый, рыхлый ковер на полу, все как бы предназначено и приспособлено к укрощению, к смягчению всяких грубых звуков и сильных ощущений.
Тургенев, И.С. / ДымTurgenev, I.S. / Smoke
Smoke
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1919, by BONI & LIVERIGHT, Inc.
Дым
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Правда", 1979
I am desperately intent;’ the languor of his desperation being quite tropical; ‘on your softening towards your sister - which you ought to do; and on your being a more loving and agreeable sort of brother - which you ought to be.’
Я просто жажду, — в его жажде чувствовалась прямо-таки тропическая истома, — чтобы вы мягче обращались с сестрой, и вообще были бы для нее любящим и нежным братом, как она того заслуживает.
Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesДиккенс, Чарльз / Тяжелые времена
Тяжелые времена
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Государаственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960
Hard Times
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The water-wheel of the paper-mill was audible there, and seemed to have a softening influence on the bright wintry scene.
Сюда уже доносился шум водяного колеса бумажной фабрики, словно смягчавший картину ясного зимнего дня.
Dickens, Charles / Our Mutual FriendДиккенс, Чарльз / Наш общий друг
Наш общий друг
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960
Our Mutual Friend
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1997
These elastomers are softening at temperature below processing temperature.
Эти эластомеры размягчаются при температуре ниже температуры формования.
'But that's OK,' Pugin said, eventually softening. '
- Но это ничего, - сжалился наконец Пугин.
Pelevin, Victor / Homo ZapiensПелевин, В. О. / Generation "П"
Generation "П"
Пелевин, В. О.
© В. Пелевин, текст, 2009
Homo Zapiens
Pelevin, Victor
© Victor Pelevin, 1999
© Andrew Bromfield, 2000
"Forgive me, I did think that, too, at the time," whispered Alyosha, and he did not add one softening phrase.
-- Прости меня, я и это тогда подумал, -- прошептал Алеша и замолчал, не прибавив ни одного "облегчающего обстоятельства".
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
At high temperatures micro phases of rigid segments are softening what makes possible to process thermoplastic elastomer as ordinary thermoplastics.
На повышенных температурах микрофазы жестких сегментов размягчаются, что позволяет перерабатывать термопластичный эластомер подобно обычному термопласту.
The other method of cutting non-metallic materials consists of heating of a material by laser radiation up to temperature not exceeding temperature of a softening of a material, and then local cooling of a zone of heating.
Известен способ резки неметаллических материалов, заключающийся в нагреве материала лазерным излучением до температуры, не превышающей температуру размягчения материала,
'That I can understand,' she said, her voice softening.
— Это я понимаю, — смягчилась Лара.
Gemmell, David / The Hawk EternalГеммел, Дэвид / Вечный ястреб
Вечный ястреб
Геммел, Дэвид
The Hawk Eternal
Gemmell, David
© 1995 by David A. Gemmell
'Let's take it slowly,' he said in a softening voice, 'ease you into it.
— Ладно, давайте начнем сначала, — сказал Ребус несколько более мягким тоном.
Rankin, Ian / Exit MusicРэнкин, Иэн / Музыка под занавес
Музыка под занавес
Рэнкин, Иэн
© 2007 by John Rebus Limited
© В. Гришечкин, перевод на русский язык, 2011
© ООО "Издательская группа Аттикус", Издательство "Иностранка" 2011
Exit Music
Rankin, Ian
© 2007 by John Rebus Limited
What came before was psychology, softening-up.
Все, что было до того, — психология, подготовка.
Watts, Peter / BlindsightУоттс, Питер / Ложная слепота
Ложная слепота
Уоттс, Питер
© 2006 by Peter Watts
© Д.М.Смушкович, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Астрель-СПб", 2010
Blindsight
Watts, Peter
© 2006 by Peter Watts
When my eyes met theirs, I caught a softening, a speculation, as if they were wondering how I might hold them with only the one arm.
Когда наши взгляды встречались, я улавливал некую томность, раздумья на предмет, смогу ли я обнимать их только одной рукой.
King, Stephen / Duma KeyКинг, Стивен / Дьюма-Ки
Дьюма-Ки
Кинг, Стивен
© Перевод В.А. Вебер, 2008
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
© Stephen King, 2008
Duma Key
King, Stephen
© 2008 by Stephen King
In experiments, carried out with the usage of the power values of the source 1 discussed below, in the absence of an absorbing filter before the input face of a half lens the said face softening was observed.
В экспериментах, проводившихся при рассматриваемых ниже значениях мощности источника 1, в отсутствие поглощающего фильтра перед входным торцом полулинзы наблюдалось даже его оплавление.
They were very conscious of each other immediately-both as polite to me as you please but with a softening of the ends of their sentences when they turned in my direction.
С этой минуты они нацелили внимание друг на друга; конечно, оба были со мной любезны дальше некуда, но интонация у них сама собой делалась "облегченней", когда они обращались ко мне.
Fitzgerald, Francis Scott Key / The love of the last tycoonФицджеральд, Фрэнсис Скотт Кей / Последний магнат
Последний магнат
Фицджеральд, Фрэнсис Скотт Кей
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1977
The love of the last tycoon
Fitzgerald, Francis Scott Key
© 1941 by Charles Scribner's Sons; copyright renewed
© 1993 by Eleanor Lanahan, Matthew J. Bruccoli and Samuel J. Lanahan as Trustees

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'sɔf(ə)nɪŋNounсмягчение; размягчениеExamples

softening of the brain — размягчение головного мозга

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Collocations

additional softening
доумягчение
age softening
разупрочнение при старении
bone softening
остеомаляция
fabric softening composition
состав, содержащий мягчитель ткани
gastric softening
гастромаляция
green softening
размягчение мозга с нагноением
hot-process softening
процесс умягчения при высокой температуре
intermediate softening
промежуточный отжиг
ion-exchange softening plant
установка для ионообменного умягчения
oxidative softening
окислительная пластикация
red softening
красное размягчение головного мозга
softening agent
мягчитель
softening agent
пластификатор
softening agent
пластифицирующая добавка
softening of ground
разуплотнение грунта

Word forms

soften

verb
Basic forms
Pastsoftened
Imperativesoften
Present Participle (Participle I)softening
Past Participle (Participle II)softened
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I softenwe soften
you softenyou soften
he/she/it softensthey soften
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am softeningwe are softening
you are softeningyou are softening
he/she/it is softeningthey are softening
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have softenedwe have softened
you have softenedyou have softened
he/she/it has softenedthey have softened
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been softeningwe have been softening
you have been softeningyou have been softening
he/she/it has been softeningthey have been softening
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I softenedwe softened
you softenedyou softened
he/she/it softenedthey softened
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was softeningwe were softening
you were softeningyou were softening
he/she/it was softeningthey were softening
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had softenedwe had softened
you had softenedyou had softened
he/she/it had softenedthey had softened
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been softeningwe had been softening
you had been softeningyou had been softening
he/she/it had been softeningthey had been softening
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will softenwe shall/will soften
you will softenyou will soften
he/she/it will softenthey will soften
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be softeningwe shall/will be softening
you will be softeningyou will be softening
he/she/it will be softeningthey will be softening
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have softenedwe shall/will have softened
you will have softenedyou will have softened
he/she/it will have softenedthey will have softened
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been softeningwe shall/will have been softening
you will have been softeningyou will have been softening
he/she/it will have been softeningthey will have been softening
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would softenwe should/would soften
you would softenyou would soften
he/she/it would softenthey would soften
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be softeningwe should/would be softening
you would be softeningyou would be softening
he/she/it would be softeningthey would be softening
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have softenedwe should/would have softened
you would have softenedyou would have softened
he/she/it would have softenedthey would have softened
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been softeningwe should/would have been softening
you would have been softeningyou would have been softening
he/she/it would have been softeningthey would have been softening
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am softenedwe are softened
you are softenedyou are softened
he/she/it is softenedthey are softened
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being softenedwe are being softened
you are being softenedyou are being softened
he/she/it is being softenedthey are being softened
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been softenedwe have been softened
you have been softenedyou have been softened
he/she/it has been softenedthey have been softened
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was softenedwe were softened
you were softenedyou were softened
he/she/it was softenedthey were softened
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being softenedwe were being softened
you were being softenedyou were being softened
he/she/it was being softenedthey were being softened
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been softenedwe had been softened
you had been softenedyou had been softened
he/she/it had been softenedthey had been softened
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be softenedwe shall/will be softened
you will be softenedyou will be softened
he/she/it will be softenedthey will be softened
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been softenedwe shall/will have been softened
you will have been softenedyou will have been softened
he/she/it will have been softenedthey will have been softened

softening

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesoftening*softenings
Possessive casesoftening's*softenings'