silvering
present participle ofsilver
silver
verb[Toften passive]
uk/ˈsɪl.vər/us/ˈsɪl.vɚ/tocoversomething,especiallyglass, with athinlayerof silver-colouredmaterialinorderto make amirror
Covering and adding layers
- additive
- asphalt
- bestrew
- bind
- blanket
- blindfold
- gilt
- gum
- gumsomethingup
- inlaid
- lag
- laminate
- layer
- retile
- retread
- seasoned
- slapsomethingon
- smothersomethingin/withsomething
- tent
- wax
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Prominent vein clearing was the first visible symptom followed bysilveringof leaves, except in gherkin, which developed faint vein clearing and mild silvering symptoms.
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This was further confirmed in this study, where the removal of nymphs with an insecticide treatment preventedsilvering, but those infested plants left untreated developed symptoms within three weeks.
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The process ofsilveringwas once commonly used to produce mirrors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Evidence of their presence issilveringof leaves where the mites have destroyed individual leaf cells.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Counter-illumination is one of the dominant methods of camouflage in marine organisms, along with transparency andsilvering.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most fish in the upper ocean such as sardine and herring are camouflaged bysilvering.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The dense fleece ranges from black to brown with sun bleached tips, somesilveringmaybe present in older animals.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thissilveringprocess was adapted for mass manufacturing and led to the greater availability of affordable mirrors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesilveringis achieved with reflective fish scales that function as small mirrors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Where transparency can not be achieved, it can be imitated effectively bysilveringto make an animal's body highly reflective.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The common name is taken from the progressivesilveringof leaves on affected branches.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesilveringon infrared instruments is usually gold.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The work included wood-carving gilding,silvering, and painting for the churches.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bypassing thesilveringprocess and two electroforming stages reduces the risk of introducing noise that can be generated in the electroforming (galvanic) process.
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