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aging 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/ˈājiNG/,
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The process of growing old,
  1. (of a person) Growing old; elderly
    • - looking after aging relatives
    • - an aging population
  2. (of a thing) Reaching the end of useful life; obsolescent
    • - the world's aging fleet of oil tankers
Noun
  1. The process of growing old
    • - the external signs of aging
    • - the aging process
  2. The process of change in the properties of a material occurring over a period, either spontaneously or through deliberate action

  1. growing old
  2. ripening: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
  3. (aged) advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
  4. (aged) people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"
  5. (aged) at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable); "aged rocks"
  6. (aged) of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"
  7. In computing, file system fragmentation, sometimes called file system aging, is the inability of a file system to lay out related data sequentially (contiguously), an inherent phenomenon in storage-backed file systems that allow in-place modification of their contents. ...
  8. Ageing (British and Australian English) or aging (American and Canadian English) is the accumulation of changes in an organism or object over time. Ageing in humans refers to a multidimensional process of physical, psychological, and social change. ...
  9. Precipitation hardening, also called age hardening, is a heat treatment technique used to increase the yield strength of malleable materials, including most structural alloys of aluminium, magnesium, nickel and titanium, and some stainless steels. ...
  10. Aging is the process of gradually increasing the priority of a task, based on its waiting time. Aging can be used to reduce starvation of low priority tasks.
  11. The aging of wine, and its ability to potentially improve in quality, distinguishes wine from most other consumable goods. ...
  12. The process of becoming older or more mature; Allowing something to become older; The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is; Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; Becoming elderly
  13. (aged) Old; Undergone the effects of time, improving as a result; Having the age of
  14. (agèd) Alternative spelling of aged
  15. (Aged) a chemical process used to deepen and change the colour of new timber without need for staining.
  16. (Aged) A pleasant, distinctive “old” or “cellared” aroma, found in aged coffees.
  17. (Aged) A kind of wet processing that gives the jeans an artificial worn look and softer feel through prolonged abrasion.
  18. (aged) more than seven years old. The average lifespan of a horse is 20 to 25 years, although many horses and some horses live for 30 years or more.
  19. (AGED) automated general experimental device
  20. (Aged) A client who is age 65 or older.
  21. (Aged) A taste that gives coffee beans a less acidy taste and more body usually caused by enzyme activity in green coffee beans brought about by the chemical change which happens during the aging process after harvesting.
  22. (Aged) A technique using wet processing of the denim gives the denim a work look and a softer finish.
  23. (Aged) Beans stored for a year or more before being roasted. The time reduces acid while developing body.
  24. (Aged) Some search engines may trust links from older resources or links that have existed for a length of time more than they trust brand new links or links from newer resources.
  25. (Aged) The stone is tumbled and then distressed.