ageing

[US]/ˈeidʒiŋ/
[UK]/'edʒɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the process of getting old; the state of being old
adj. getting old; showing signs of old age

Phrases & Collocations

ageing population

ageing process

ageing gracefully

signs of ageing

ageing resistance

ageing test

accelerated ageing

ageing of population

ageing stability

Example Sentences

the world's ageing fleet of oil tankers.

An ageing nuclear reactor is an accident waiting to happen.

looking after ageing relatives.

the ageing right-wing old guard.

another ageing rocker with literary pretensions.

an ageing academic who is a product of the 1960s.

an ageing but still serviceable water supply system.

It was felt that the ageing of society was socially and economically undesirable.

he even tried ageing the painting with a spoonful of coffee.

Unplasticized PVC ringed pipes.Natural ageing test.

The ageing depeion of nitrate-poetherthased Polyurethans were studied by means of swellingtheory of polymere and chemical reaction kinetics.

The said raw lacquer possesses good antiweatherability, ageing resistance, resistance to ultraviolet radiation, abrasive resistance and adhesive force.

The product is brillant in color, fastness,lightweight ageing resistance,airing,waterfast etc.

Cold maceration before fermentation; alcoholic fermentation with endogen yeasts; 27-days vatting with micro-oxygenization; Malo-lactic fermentation in vats; 12-months ageing in French oak barrels.

The distensibility of BOF slag was measured by steam test method and the effect of size and ageing time on the distensibility was investigated.These gives evidence for application of BOF slag.

The PP armchair produced by this special compound has a good impact resistance, high strength, good ageing resistance, good corrosion resistance and dimensional stability and good lighteness.

Real-world Examples

Smoking can speed up the normal ageing, even after only a decade.

Source: Selected English short passages

This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

Her graceful ageing on our coinage has been delicately done.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

Ageing could be stopped and even reversed.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

So in ageing Japan there is a raft of smash-hit books by aged authors.

Source: www

The two children could see themselves ageing in the mirror.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

Couples' ageing relatives are part of the problem too.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Attitudes to an ageing population vary around the world.

Source: Portable English Bilingual Edition

An ageing sewage network, regularly spilling its pungent load.

Source: BBC English Unlocked

One explanation is that ageing millennials offer a growing market.

Source: The Economist - Finance

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