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checking [′chek·iŋ]

(materials)

Fine, shallow cracks appearing on the surface of a material or in a film of a surface coating. Also known as check cracks.

(metallurgy)

Temporarily reducing the volume or temperature of the air blast in a blast furnace.

checking, check cracks, map cracks, shelling

1.Shallow cracks at closely spaced but irregular intervals on the surface of mortar or concrete.

2. Small cracks in a film of paint or varnish which do not completely penetrate to the substrate or the previous coat. The cracks are in a pattern roughly similar to a checkerboard.

3. In plastering, in a lime finish coat, fine spider-web cracks or fissures; usually caused by insufficient troweling or undergauging.

4. See check.

5. Very small cracks in a flat glass surface, usually along an edge.

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