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shortening Definition

short·en·ing (s̸hôrt'n iŋ, s̸hôrtniŋ)

noun

  1. the act of making or becoming short or shorter
  2. edible fat, esp. as used to make pastry, etc. crisp or flaky

shortening Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cause: This causes a shortening of the hair's growth cycle.
  • include: However, the sentence actually includes a shortening of " should have " .
  • need: Hold them up against your eyelids to check whether they need shortening.

Converse of subject

  • cause: SAD is a type of winter depression and is caused by the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of sunlight.

Adjective modifier

  • cold: To avoid cold shortening, meat must not reach 10 o C within 10 hours post mortem in lamb carcasses.
  • significant: This confirms that with modern treatment regimens there is no significant shortening of the lifespan with PD.
  • crustal: They move deeper rocks over shallower ones and accommodate crustal shortening.
  • slight: Similarly, a slight shortening of the route past Colchester meant moving markers toward the west from Manningtree to Harwich.
  • further: Stronger hydrogen bonding causes the O···O distance to be shorter, so easing the further shortening required for transfer.

Modifies a noun

  • day: Equally, feelings of depression caused by the shortening days may have promoted migration toward more Southern latitudes.

Noun used with modifier

  • telomere: However, telomere shortening cannot be the only mechanism involved in aging at the cellular level.
  • vegetable: Thus, beef fat is more saturated than chicken fat and vegetable shortening is more saturated than vegetable oil.
  • muscle: Thus, almost all of the increase in muscular work associated with running up inclines must occur as a result of increased muscle shortening.
  • life: Early identification is a priority if the debilitating, disabling, life shortening and expensive consequences of severe COPD are to be avoided.

Preposition: of

  • hour: SAD is a type of winter depression and is caused by the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of sunlight.
  • period: The shortening of the analog license periods will have no effect on the duration of the digital replacement licenses.
  • life: And we must beware of myths - especially the myth that drug relief invariably means a shortening of life.
  • day: I hate the shortening of the days, I don't like working in artificial light.
  • time: The specific aim would be the shortening of cycle times and the greater confidence in an acceptable and serviceable product to a higher specification.
  • length: We have found that the printing process for the full size plans in the Stearman has produced a shortening of the length.