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Stringering in swordsmanship is the clasping of opposing blade surfaces pressed together, used as a protective move to prevent thrusts. Swordsmanship refers to the skills of a swordsman, a person versed in fencing with a sword. ...


In metallurgy and composite materials stringering refers to the amount of binding contact between powder particles or inclusions, especially in sintering. Jump to: navigation, search Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and of materials engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements and their mixtures, which are called alloys. ... Composite materials (or composites for short) are engineering materials made from two or more components. ... In mathematics, inclusion is a partial order on sets. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sintering is a method for making objects from powder, increasing the adhesion between particles as they are heated. ...


Both words derive from Latin stringere, to bind or clasp, whence string and stringer. Generally, string is a thin piece of fiber which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects. ... Stringer can have difference meanings, including: In journalism, a stringer is a freelance journalist, who is paid for each piece of published or broadcast work, rather than receiving a regular salary. ...


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stringer | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon (289 words)
Stringer can have different meanings, including:In journalism, a stringer is a freelance journalist, who is paid for each piece of published or broadcast work, rather than receiving a regular salary.
Newspapers once paid stringers per inch of printed text they generated, and one theory says the length of this text was measured against a string.
Presence of stringers in materials is undesirable, as they cause the material to be brittle and with anisotropic properties.In construction a stringer is a horizontal member used to connect upright members, as in the frame of a building.
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