They said that the images had the color, texture and hardened surface of ancient art.

Crankshaft journals are a good example of an induction hardened surface.

They are formed on an existing hardened surface, and most are too small to enter.

There was certainly two feet of snow on the shore, but they were able to walk without much difficulty on the hardened surface.

The hardened surfaces were then grappled from the Queen and deposited on the ground.

Bodily contact is probably the most effective method of softening hardened surfaces.

Therefore spring washers are ineffective on left hand threads and hardened surfaces.

She wetted down a section of the hardened surface with her tears and added her own signature.

The hardened surface of the artery can also encourage the formation of small blood clots.

In addition, they must be harvested at the right moment; only a 'ripe' egg, distinguished by a slightly hardened surface, possesses the necessary quality.

Kneeling, his face only a few feet from the hardened surface of white, his finger traced the carvings.

This creates a moving band of heat which when quenched creates the hardened surface layer.

He spent a half hour filming on top of the freshly hardened surface of the lava lake wearing a protective heat suit.

Both skate and monkfish were overly cooked and, in addition, had hardened surfaces as though exposed too long to air.

There was a sudden yielding of hardened surface, a miniature avalanche, gathered momentum as it slid towards the cliff.

The French adjective, chaussée, carries the meaning of having been given a hardened surface, and is used to mean either paved or shod.

A moment later he was racing across the hardened surface of the sun-baked desert, wondering what kind of native race had lived in such a place.

Nitriding is a heat treating process that diffuses nitrogen into the surface of a metal to create a case hardened surface.

Ultimately, such building materials could be used for the construction of a space colony, including a settlement structure and a hardened surface for a space-launch site.

The bombs had strong casings because they needed to travel through rock rather than reinforced concrete, though they could perform equally well against hardened surfaces.

Nevertheless the vehicle's lack of suspension made it too bouncy on hardened surfaces, making most drivers shy away from its 31 mph (50 km/h) top speed.

In any case, when a performing company's routine attaches itself to Donizetti's own formulas, a hardened surface forms which this music's power and beauty can scarcely penetrate.

Though these bombs might be thought of as 'bunker busters' today, in fact the original 'earthquake' theory was more complex and subtle than simply penetrating a hardened surface.

This process is normally used in rural areas where previously buried services will not be encountered and there are no hardened surfaces, e.g. tarmac concrete etc..

It most commonly refers to the hand tool style, which takes the form of a steel bar with a case hardened surface and a series of sharp, parallel teeth.