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crazing

crazing

1 8.4
A network of very small cracks on the surface of pottery, glass, or painted objects
  • noun
  • /ˈkreɪzɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : craquelado
  • They had done the decaling while people were in church, then they had shot the guns, dropping thirty pounds or so of metal sheeting and iron chain that everyone had heard as crazing and shattering glass.
  • crazing technique

Examples

  • But what it fails to really tackle is that crazing is also the major driver of deforestation and topsoil loss globally.

  • We noticed crazing in the ceramic bowl after it was exposed to extreme temperature changes.

  • This one doesn't have that, but it's crazing already.

  • With this treatment, no craters or crazing behavior was observed.

    Academic text (1995)

  • And I'm also doing that because CA glue can tend to cause crazing on on glass or plastic.

  • The renowned resistance of this grease to 'crazing' ensures good thermal conductivity at low temperatures.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The antique vase showed signs of crazing, which made it unique but fragile.

  • After several years, the pottery developed crazing that enhanced its character.

Synonyms

craquelure
vscrazing
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A pattern of fine cracks on a painting or vase surface caused by age

is used for similar surface cracks mainly on pottery, glass, or glaze

Antonyms

integrity
132 4.4

Being whole and not broken, for example in a building or file

How Cracked

alligatoring
  • Specialized
9.3
crazing
  • Specialized
1 8.4
intactness
1 6.1

Surface Forms

crazing singular
crazings plural

Morphology

crazing = craze (semi-transparent) = craze + ing

Formally 'craze' + '-ing' is a regular derivation, but the verb sense 'craze' meaning 'to cause fine cracks' is specialized and may be unknown or confused with the more common noun 'craze' (a fad).

Etymology

Crazing comes from the old verb craze, which meant 'to crack' or 'break' and is easy to remember because it is like the common word crack. So crazing now names the fine network of little 'cracks' that appear on the surface of pottery, glass, or paint.