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packing

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packing
1. the packaging of foodstuffs
2. Med
a. the application of a medical pack
b. gauze or other absorbent material for packing a wound
3. any substance or material used to make watertight or gastight joints, esp in a stuffing box
4. Engineering pieces of material of various thicknesses used to adjust the position of a component or machine before it is secured in its correct position or alignment

packing [′pak·iŋ]
(crystallography)
Arrangement of atoms or ions in a crystal lattice.
(engineering)
(engineering acoustics)
Excessive crowding of carbon particles in a carbon microphone, produced by excessive pressure or by fusion particles due to excessive current, and causing lowered resistance and sensitivity.
(geology)
The arrangement of solid particles in a sediment or in sedimentary rock.
(graphic arts)
Paper used as a layer under the image or impression cylinder in letterpress printing or under the plate or blanket in lithographic printing in order to produce suitable pressure.
(metallurgy)
In powder metallurgy, a material in which compacts are embedded during presintering or sintering operations.


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The duck, who was packing the trunk, said, "Come in
Packing is one of those many things that I feel I know more about than any other person living.
At length collecting all the Resolution I was Mistress of, I arose and after packing up some necessary apparel for Sophia and myself, I dragged her to a Carriage I had ordered and we instantly set out for London.
 
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