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  1. Sharpening

    Sharpening is the process of creating or refining the edge joining two non-coplanar faces into a converging apex, thereby creating an edge of appropriate shape on a tool or implement designed for cutting. Sharpening is done by removing material on an implement with an abrasive substance harder than the material of the implement, followed sometimes by processes to polish/hone the sharp surface to increase smoothness.

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  1. Sharpening

    of Sharpen

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  1. Sharpening

    Sharpening is the process of creating or refining a sharp edge of appropriate shape on a tool or implement designed for cutting. Sharpening is done by grinding away material on the implement with an abrasive substance harder than the material of the implement, followed sometimes by processes to polish the sharp surface to increase smoothness and to correct small mechanical deformations without regrinding.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sharpening in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sharpening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sharpening in a Sentence

  1. Abraham Lincoln:

    If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my axe.

  2. The US:

    All of the nuclear-armed states are increasing or upgrading their arsenals and most are sharpening nuclear rhetoric and the role nuclear weapons play in their military strategies -- this is a very worrying trend.

  3. Klaus Helmrich:

    As part of New York-based CD-adapco Vision 2020, Siemens is acquiring New York-based CD-adapco and sharpening its focus on growth in digital business and expanding its portfolio in the area of industry software.

  4. Bob Baffert:

    I know everybody right now is sharpening their knives, getting ready.

  5. Robert Merriam:

    We hope that by further sharpening our estimate of current export levels by product in the weekly report, it will provide readers with even finer insights into U.S. consumption of petroleum fuels.

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