curing
硬化
解説 Definition
curing は cure（硬化する、固める）の動名詞で、名詞としては硬化という意味です。接着剤、塗料、コンクリートなどが時間をかけて固まる工程を表すときに使われます。
The process in which a substance such as glue, paint, resin, or concrete gradually hardens or develops its intended strength through time, heat, air, or a chemical reaction.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
curing は原形 cure に -ing を付けた動名詞で、発音は「キュアリング」に近く、語末の e を落として curing となります。接着剤・塗料・樹脂などが時間をかけて使用可能な硬さになる工程を思い浮かべ、curing time、curing process、during curing のまとまりで覚えましょう。
Curing is the gerund and noun form of cure. When -ing is added, the final silent e is dropped: cure becomes curing, pronounced with the same “cure” sound followed by -ing. Picture glue left untouched for two hours until it becomes firm enough to use. This separates curing from simple drying: drying mainly involves losing moisture, while curing may involve a chemical reaction or the development of strength. Learn it in practical combinations such as curing time, curing process, during curing, and fully cured.
例文
The curing of the glue takes two hours.
その接着剤の硬化には2時間かかります。
Keep the part still during curing.
硬化中はその部品を動かさないでください。
Warm air can speed up the curing process.
暖かい空気は硬化の過程を早めることがあります。
curing の類義語・関連語
curing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
curing は古フランス語 curer を経て、ラテン語 curare「世話する・治療する」にさかのぼります。もとは「手をかけて整える」感覚で、食品の保存処理や樹脂を固める処理へ広がりました。関連語は cure, curative。
Curing is formed from cure plus the noun-forming or participial suffix -ing, with the final silent e of cure removed. Cure entered English through Old French curer from Latin curare, meaning “to care for” or “to treat.” The sense later expanded from treating people to treating food and materials so that they are preserved, stabilized, hardened, or otherwise made ready for use.
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