2. to render more precise or more effective; as, to hone one's skills. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Honing — may refer to:* Honing (metalworking), the industrial manufacturing process. The tool for this process is called a hone or honing stone. * The technique of sharpening of edged tools with a manual hone. *Henkjan Honing (born 1959), Netherlands… … Wikipedia
*honing — ● honing nom masculin (anglais honing, de to hone, affûter) Opération de finition d une surface métallique, plus spécialement cylindrique intérieure, au moyen d une matière abrasive agglomérée par un liant sous la forme d un bâton rodoir. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Honing — Honing. См. Хонингование. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
honing — /ingl. ˈhəunɪŋ/ [vc. ingl., da hone «cote, lapidello»] s. m. inv. (tecnol.) lisciatura, levigatura, finitura … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
Honing — Yuri Honing (* 6. Juli 1965 in Hilversum) ist ein niederländischer Jazz Saxophonist (Tenor, Sopran) und Komponist. Honing begann mit 5 Jahren mit dem Klavierspiel, wechselte mit 12 Jahren zum Altsaxophon und mit 18 zum Tenorsaxophon. Sein erster… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Honing (metalworking) — Honing is a manufacturing process that produces a precision surface on a workpiece by scrubbing an abrasive stone against it along a controlled path. Honing is primarily used to improve the geometric form of a surface, but may also improve… … Wikipedia
Honing, Norfolk — Honing is a small village which is 2 miles North East of Worstead. The village sign depicts a labourer honing his scythe. St Peter and St. Paul church has a 13th century font. The North Walsham Dilham Canal is here. It was once home to Honing… … Wikipedia
Honing railway station — was a station in Norfolk serving the small village of Honing. It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway between Melton Constable and Great Yarmouth. [British Railways Atlas.1947. p.18] It closed along with the rest of the line in… … Wikipedia
Honing — Механическое удаление участков изображения с клише … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
honing — Смотри Хонингование … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
