- necking
- A cylinder at the bottom of the Greek Ionic capital between the echinus and the flutes that masks the junction of capital and shaft.
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Necking — can refer to: Making out, a term for heavy kissing of the neck or petting of that area Necking (engineering), the process by which a ductile material deforms under tension forming a thin neck Necking, a behavior of giraffes Necking up or necking… … Wikipedia
Necking — Neck ing, n. Same as {Neckmold}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Necking — Necking. См. Сужение. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
necking — (n.) 1825; see NECK (Cf. neck) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
necking — [n] kissing canoodling, caressing, cuddling, embracing, fondling, lovemaking, making love*, making out*, parking*, petting, smooching, sucking face*; concepts 185,375 … New thesaurus
necking — [nek′iŋ] n. 1. Archit. any small molding around the top of a column below the capital ☆ 2. [see NECK, vt. 2 & vi.] Slang the act of kissing and caressing passionately … English World dictionary
Necking — Nẹ|cking 〈n.; s; unz.〉 Austausch von Liebkosungen unter Jugendlichen; →a. Petting [zu engl. neck „schmusen“] * * * Nẹ|cking, das; [s], s [engl. necking, zu: to neck = knutschen, eigtl. = umhalsen, zu: neck = Hals]: Austausch von Zärtlichkeiten … Universal-Lexikon
necking — When ductile test specimens are subjected to a tensile test, they exhibit necking when the tensile force exceeds the yield strength of the material; necking results in a reduction of area, measured in percent after break of the specimen … Dictionary of automotive terms
Necking — Neck Neck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Necked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Necking}.] (Mech.) To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; used with down; as, to neck down a shaft. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
necking — neck eck, v. i. To kiss and caress amorously. [Colloq.] n. {necking}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Necking — Ne|cking das; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. necking zu engl. to neck »knutschen«, eigtl. »umhalsen«, dies zu neck »Hals, Nacken«> das Schmusen; Austausch von Liebkosungen (Vorstufe des ↑Pettings, bes. bei heranwachsenden… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
