softening

n.

变软，软化；

v.

（使）变软( soften的现在分词 )；缓解打击；缓和；安慰

softening point软化点，软化温度

softening agent柔软剂；软化剂

softening temperature软化温度，软化点

water softening[物]球化水冷退火

1. The kink might result from over-bending of the softening tube in the oral cavity due to oral temperature and neck flexion.
   造成气管内管弯折的可能原因是因为颈部屈曲及口腔温度较气管内管高以致管子变软所导致的过度弯曲。
2. He observed the softening of iron by heat.
   他观察铁块受热软化的过程。
3. To plant leeks, the softening planting skill must be adopted.
   种植韭黄必须采用软化栽培技术。

Softening of Rubber by Deformation
Softening response of Plain Concrete in Direct Tension
Softening caused by profuse shear banding in a bulk metallic glass
Continuum Theory for Strain‐Softening
Finite element analysis of deformation of strain‐softening materials
USE OF LAMELLAR CRYSTALLINE SODIUM SILICATES IN WATER-SOFTENING PROCESSES
A critical comparison of nonlocal and gradient-enhanced softening continua
Instability, Ductility, and Size Effect in Stress-Softening Concrete, Proceedings of the ASCE
Closure of "Instability, Ductility, and Size Effect in Strain-Softening Concrete"
Use of crystalline layered sodium silicates for softening water and a process for softening water