strengthening

[ US /ˈstɹɛŋθənɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /stɹˈɛŋθənɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of increasing the strength of something
  2. becoming stronger
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  • Back on the ship, the 14-man team were fighting against strengthening north-westerlies.
  • One goal was to return fish to traditional spawning grounds in the upper reaches of the Clearwater tributaries, strengthening natural fish runs.
  • The re-ordination conferred there was based on the precedent of the strengthening procedure (Pali: dalhikamma) followed, for instance, when bhikkhus ordained according to the procedures of the Sri Lankan division of Theravada have been re-ordained according to those of the Burmese division of Theravada. A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Two: Day One
  • Strengthening and hand-carved jade bead necklace of shells grossularite, platnium set diamond and Pink Sapphire is very beautiful. VInvesting.com
  • Physiologically, when brain cells are activated by the memory process, the nerve cell coating, known as the glial sheath, increases in thickness and becomes thicker and thicker with each repetition, strengthening the electrical pathway in brain that constitutes memory. Sequential Problem Solving A Student Handbook with Checklists for Successful Critical Thinking
  • Designers are considering enlarging and strengthening the concrete foundations, and anchoring them into Bay soils with steel pilings.
  • With all the folding gear, and the extra strengthening required for a cabrio, the 307 CC and its likes are heavy enough cars, and aren't really for throwing about.
  • For instance, in the case of strengthening masonry infill with FRP bars, they may be easily anchored to columns and beams.
  • Jana's work is based on the belief that exploring creative expression is one way of finding and strengthening our inner power.
  • In this way, Hawley’s goals surpassed those of the Self-Strengthening Movement out of which the C.E.M. had initially sprung and according to which the Chinese mind was, as an essential tenet of that movement, to remain inviolable to external influences. The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876
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